Scientific name:
Balantiocheilus melanopterus

Natural spread:
Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra

the Balantiocheilus melanopterus lives in the middle water-regions of your aquarium. The basin-length of the aquarium should amount to at least 120 cm for these fish. Balantiocheilus melanopterus is peaceful in the mormalfall. Males like females can gain a length of up to 35 cm.

Attitude: Optimal-proof prevail water-temperatures of 22 to 28 °C in the aquarium. The pH-area should lie between 6.5 and 7. The attitude of these fish in the aquarium is relatively unproblematic.

Especially interesting is that can generate this type lutes. Shark-barbels should be held generally only in the swarm. At the feeding, they prefer Lendfutter.

Natural spread: Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra