Dourada
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
- Adult size
- 100 cmabout 3 ft (39 in)
- Start with
- 1
- Tank length
- 600 cmabout 20 ft (236 in)
- Lifespan
- 15–20 yrs
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C68–82 °F
- pH
- 5.6–7.5
- Hardness
- 1–15 dGH
- Diet
- carnivore
A long-distance migratory predator that needs huge open swimming space; not a home-aquarium fish.A long-distance migratory predator that needs huge open swimming space; not a home-aquarium fish.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Acei cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- African butterfly cichlid
Dourada may eat African butterfly cichlidDourada may eat African butterfly cichlid
- African clawed frog
Dourada may eat African clawed frogDourada may eat African clawed frog
- Agassiz's cory
Dourada may eat Agassiz's coryDourada may eat Agassiz's cory
- Ajamaru rainbowfish
Dourada may eat Ajamaru rainbowfishDourada may eat Ajamaru rainbowfish
Amano shrimpDourada may eat Amano shrimpDourada may eat Amano shrimp
- American flagfish
Dourada may eat American flagfishDourada may eat American flagfish
- Angfa rainbowfish
Dourada may eat Angfa rainbowfishDourada may eat Angfa rainbowfish
- Arfak rainbowfish
Dourada may eat Arfak rainbowfishDourada may eat Arfak rainbowfish
Assassin snailDourada may eat Assassin snailDourada may eat Assassin snail
- Banded gourami
Dourada may eat Banded gouramiDourada may eat Banded gourami
- Bandit cory
Dourada may eat Bandit coryDourada may eat Bandit cory
Sources
| temperature | 20–28 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 5.6–7.5 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| gh | 1–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| origin | Amazon and Orinoco basins | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | A long-distance migratory predator that needs huge open swimming space; not a ho | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #C8B070, #8A8A8A | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | active | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | predatory | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| fin nipper | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | carnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 15–20 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| growth to adult months | 36 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.008,"b":3} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| min tank length | 600 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | catfish | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |