Family: Amblycipitidae
Liobagrus anguillicauda — a Amblycipitidae from China, peaceful giant of the bottom, indifferent to mid-water life. Reaches 9.1–13.3 cm; singly or in small groups depending on species size. 20–26 °C.
A Amblycipitidae species native to China: Liobagrus anguillicauda lives bottom-dwelling over warm freshwater streams and lakes. Peaceful giant of the bottom, indifferent to mid-water life. Adults reach 9.1–13.3 cm. It is one of the aquarium-kept Liobagrus species we profile, alongside Liobagrus marginatus, Liobagrus mediadiposalis, Liobagrus reinii.
Intermediate difficulty. Peaceful giant of the bottom, indifferent to mid-water life; singly or in small groups depending on species size.
Aim for 20–26 °C. Stable temperature matching the species origin; 20–26 °C general community range.
Full size is 9.1–13.3 cm. Minimum tank: 212 L, with open swimming space along its bottom-dwelling habits.
Opportunistic bottom-feeder with a broad palate. Feed two small meals a day rather than one large one.
Yes, with care. Peaceful giant of the bottom, indifferent to mid-water life — pair it with Other similar-sized bottom fish — Share the floor peaceably and skip Tiny fish that fit in its mouth — Vanish at night.
Its home waters are China — warm freshwater streams and lakes, with still to gentle current.
Low escape risk, but a lid is cheap insurance.
Egg-depositing in hollows; some guard, some abandon. Subtle external differences.