FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
Scatty
Scatophagus tetracanthus
Scatophagidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 30 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 648 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, South Africa, and Tanzania.
More about the species
Description
Common in harbors and estuaries; also found in rivers and lagoons. Forms shoals. Feeds on detritus and benthic invertebrates. Antirolateral glandular groove with venom gland.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cacodoxus tetracanthus
- Chaetodon tetracanthus
- Ephippus tetracanthus
- Scatophagus argus tetracanthus
- Scatophagus fasciatus
In other languages
- Tiikeriarguskala
- African scat
Articles
All articles
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.