Rasboras, danios, and barbs
Black Shark
Labeo chrysophekadion
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank1000 l
- Adult size80 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Origin
- Southeast Asia (Mekong, Chao Phraya, Indonesia)
- Size
- 80 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 5 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- aggressive (very territorial)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 1000 L
- Diet
- omnivore (algae and plants)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; does not reproduce in the aquarium
Notes: Velvety black; sold as a juvenile, but grows to 80 cm. Suitable only for very large aquariums.
