Amur Catfish (Silurus asotus)

Pflegeparameter

Temperatur

21–26 °C

pH

6.5–7.5

GH-Härte

5–15 dGH

Größe ausgewachsen

85.5–125.4 cm

Mindestaquarium

500 L

Schwimmebene

Bottom-dwelling

Schwierigkeit

Mittel

Charakter

Peaceful; most activity happens after dark

Herkunft

China, Korea & Japan

Artübersicht

Silurus asotus, a member of the family Siluridae, is native to China, Korea & Japan. Its barbels read the sand like fingers; coarse gravel slowly wears them down. It lives on the bottom. Adults reach 85.5–125.4 cm. Keep bottom stock light — they share one floor. Provide soft substrate, hiding tubes, and food that reaches the bottom before tankmates finish it. Maintain 21–26 °C at pH 6.5–7.5. Water quality and diet matter more than décor.

Natürlicher Lebensraum

Lebensraum

Slow rivers and lakes

Strömung

Still to gentle current

Gelöster Sauerstoff

Moderate

Aquascaping & Technik

Substrat

Sand and mud

Harte Dekoration

Large hiding structures

Pflanzen

Sparse

Charakter, Fütterung & Vergesellschaftung

Schwarmverhalten

Keep bottom stock light — they share one floor

Fütterung

Omnivorous scavenger — sinking pellets, frozen and vegetable foods

Empfohlene Mitbewohner

• Other similar-sized bottom fish — Share the floor peaceably

Nicht vergesellschaften mit

• Tiny fish that fit in its mouth — Vanish at night

Zucht & Hinweise

Geschlechtsdimorphismus

Hard to distinguish

Fortpflanzungsart

Spawning rarely seen; presumed crevice egg-layer