Hello,
i don't know if this hasn't already come up, but maybe there is new info or better info available now.
I read quite a bit about the fact, that Goonch seem to be a little bit more delicate compared to most other big predator catfish, to the extent that even sudden deaths can occur.
No it seems very likely, that the temperature, especially in case of the quite common (around here) HLG plays a big role in this and of course the level of Oxygen within the water.
But what about the rest? In Many cases the PH-level is also very important, many amazonian fish, even the monsters prefer a level around 6-7. Now while many amazon predators seem to be capable of getting used to higher ph-levels - maybe Bagarius can not?
(and we do not really know how much better even sturdy amazon fish would feel if kept in lower ph-levels, since i highly doubt that millions of years of evolution to a low ph level can be changed within a lifetime or 1-2 gnerations this weell)
Or maybe it is the other way around, so that bagarius like ph-levels around 7.5-8.0 and most tank owner use to low ph levels because it so common.
And then there is of course the amount of nitrate, but i guess in most cases those have been quite low, since bagarius tanks tend to be very clean, with a lot of current and frequent water changes.
Greetings
i don't know if this hasn't already come up, but maybe there is new info or better info available now.
I read quite a bit about the fact, that Goonch seem to be a little bit more delicate compared to most other big predator catfish, to the extent that even sudden deaths can occur.
No it seems very likely, that the temperature, especially in case of the quite common (around here) HLG plays a big role in this and of course the level of Oxygen within the water.
But what about the rest? In Many cases the PH-level is also very important, many amazonian fish, even the monsters prefer a level around 6-7. Now while many amazon predators seem to be capable of getting used to higher ph-levels - maybe Bagarius can not?
(and we do not really know how much better even sturdy amazon fish would feel if kept in lower ph-levels, since i highly doubt that millions of years of evolution to a low ph level can be changed within a lifetime or 1-2 gnerations this weell)
Or maybe it is the other way around, so that bagarius like ph-levels around 7.5-8.0 and most tank owner use to low ph levels because it so common.
And then there is of course the amount of nitrate, but i guess in most cases those have been quite low, since bagarius tanks tend to be very clean, with a lot of current and frequent water changes.
Greetings
