The „shark cats“ of the genus Pangasius are highly seeked for aquarium fishes, because their swimming behaviour reminds one on a shark. Sadly all species grow very fast and none of the species stays smaller than 50 cm, some even reach 150 cm or even more. For some time now so-called „mini-pangasius“ are introduced to the market. One of these species (who, from a systematic point of view, are not close relatives of Pangasius) is the charming Eutropius atherinoides, that grows rarely longer than 6-8 cm. Actually this fish is quite cheap and available in greater numbers from India. They are very peaceful inhabitants for every community tank and take readily all types of the usual food for ornamental fishes. Plants will not become eaten or destroyed.(Photo F. Schäfer, Text K. Diehl)
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| Herkunft | Indien |
