Thai tigerfish (scientific name: Datnioidesmicrolepis, English name: SiameseTigerfish), also known as Nantos fish, Siamese tigerfish; belongs to the family of pine snapper, the adult body length of 40 centimeters, suitable for growing in the water temperature of 23-26 degrees Celsius, the origin of Thailand's streams and rivers. It is also found in Borneo and Sumatra. It resides in waters with strong currents along the riverbanks. It is active at the bottom of the water, and its temperament is lively and lovely. However, because of its carnivorous and piscivorous nature, it cannot be mixed with small fish.
Water quality
The water needs to be weakly acidic to neutral soft water, as well as a certain low salinity of the water. Salt needs to be added to the water. And it needs a place with lush water plants, rocks and rocky caves. Some bottomless planters can be set up to simulate rock caves. They are extremely cute as they call the caverns home and love to roll around in them.
The basic body color of a juvenile Siamese Tigerfish is white with black stripes of color. As an adult, the white color will gradually turn into yellow. It forms a tiger-like pattern. It is a popular ornamental fish.
This species is related to the Siniperca chuatsi, a valuable food fish from the Yangtze River basin in China. It is also an extremely valuable food fish in its native country. China's Shenzhen once introduced this fish species for artificial breeding breeding. And used for entertaining VIPs and ornamental purposes. However, most of the fish of this species that can be seen in the Chinese ornamental fish market are re-exported from Thailand via Singapore.
The body color of this species is a health indicator. When their body color becomes pale or dark, it is a sign that they are in a bad mood or have health problems.
Siamese Tigerfish need large meaty baits. Smaller fish are preferred
Feeding Notes
Neutral water with low salinity and a large current speed. The large size of this species and the difficulty of identifying males and females make aquarium breeding almost impossible.