Family: Anabantidae
Climbing Perch — a Anabantidae from S & SE Asia, peaceful but slow — it loses every feeding race. Reaches 18.8–27.5 cm; pairs or small groups in quiet, plant-thick tanks. 22–30 °C.
Anabas testudineus, a member of the family Anabantidae, comes from S & SE Asia, where it inhabits warm freshwater streams and lakes. Peaceful but slow — it loses every feeding race and unfussy eater; supplement with live or frozen fare, it grows to 18.8–27.5 cm and adapts well to a properly set-up aquarium in the 22–30 °C range. In a community tank it pairs well with Peaceful mid-water schoolers.
Intermediate difficulty. Peaceful but slow — it loses every feeding race; pairs or small groups in quiet, plant-thick tanks.
Hold 22–30 °C and keep it stable — 22–30 °C recorded range. Stable temperature matching the species origin.
Full size is 18.8–27.5 cm. Minimum tank: 500 L, with open swimming space along its middle of the water column habits.
Unfussy eater; supplement with live or frozen fare. It forages naturally over fine sand and gravel, so let some food reach the bottom.
Peaceful but slow — it loses every feeding race. Recommended tankmates: Peaceful mid-water schoolers — Add motion without menace. Avoid Fast, aggressive feeders — Starve it out at every meal.
Native to S & SE Asia, where it lives in warm freshwater streams and lakes. Still to gentle current; Moderate oxygen levels.
Not a noted jumper — a standard cover still keeps dust and spray in.
In the aquarium: builds a foam nest among floating plants; paternal care. Subtle external differences.