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Laulao catfish

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

The Laulao catfish (Brachyplatystoma vaillantii) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Pimelodidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 150 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size: 150 cmtotal length
Temperature: 22–28 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness1–20 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyPimelodidae
GenusBrachyplatystoma
SpeciesBrachyplatystoma vaillantii

Quick answers

Laulao catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 150 cm (total length).
Laulao catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 1–20 °dGH.
Laulao catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.