Barramundi |
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| Latin Name: |
Lates calcarifer |
| Common Name: |
Barramundi, Giant Perch, Palmer Perch, Asian Seabass |
| Habitat: |
It ranges from the eastern Persian Gulf, through the Indian Ocean, up to southern China and Japan, and south to New Guinea and northern Australia. The juvenile Barramundi live around in fresh water and then when they require are more food source then they move to salt water or brackish water area. Inhabits a wide variety of habitats in rivers creeks and mangrove estuaries in clear to turbid water. |
| Sex: |
there are no sex in the juvenile stage of Barramundi, they develop the sex depend on the environment and when they leach the size of minimum 60cm. Usually the female leach the size of 80~90cm and the male 60~80cm. The species inhabits rivers and descends to estuaries and tidal flats to spawn. At the start of the monsoon, males migrate downriver to meet females, who lay very large numbers of eggs (multiple millions each). The adults do not guard the eggs or the fry, which require brackish water to develop. The species is sequentially hermaphroditic, most individuals maturing as males and becoming female after at least one spawning season; most of the larger specimens are therefore female. |
| Size: |
Common large size in tank - 30~50cm
In wild - 1.8m
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| Temperature: |
18° - 30 °C (64° - 86 °F) |
| Water Chemistry: |
pH: 7.4 GH: 150ppm |
| Food: |
Feeder fish, pellets, Frozen food |
| Notes: |
Barramundi feed on small fish (include own specie) therefore any smaller size fish that may fit into the Barramundi's mouth will be not be suitable in the same tank. Barramundi are not aggressive fish so long as keeping similar size fish in the tank. You can also put them together with aggressive fish as Barramundi are a tough fish and can handle there own. |
| Difficulty: |
  2 Star (Easy) seaview rating |
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