 Summary of Bagarius |
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| New spp. / time |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Species | There are 7 "species" in our database. Bagarius lica has the most images (i: 16). |
| Pronunciation | bag are ee uss |
| Etymology | Bagarius: From the Bengali name of the fish (Vaghari). |
| Feeding | Larval foods such as bloodworm and also shrimp. larger morsels (including fish) can be offered as the fish grows. |
| Compatibility | In nature, it is a truly excellent predator, typically hunting in groups. In captivity, exhibits very anti-social behaviour so introduce other (large) fishes with extreme care as it reportedly eats scales and fin parts of some large fish kept with it. Will eat anything smaller. |
| Furniture | Large, smooth and rounded stones over a sandy substrate. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. To quote Baensch Vol. II, ''Who wants to breed this demon, anyway?''. |
| Size | Smallest 700 mm, largest 2000 mm, average 1300mm, most commonly 700mm. All SL. |
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