Animal directory
African Tigerfish
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for African Tigerfish.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Hydrocynus vittatus
- Enclosures
- Aquarium, Exhibit
- Status
- Least concern
- Status code
- LC
- Regions
- Africa
- Biomes
- Lakes and Rivers
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Fish
- Revealed
- 2026-07-21
- Status groups
- Least concern
- Tax class
- Actinopterygii
- Tax family
- Alestidae
- Tax genus
- Hydrocynus
- Tax order
- Characiformes
- Wild population
- Unknown
- Wild population count
- Unknown
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- Unknown
- Barrier height
- Unknown
- Climb proof
- Unknown
- Water barrier
- Unknown
- Temp min
- 22 °C
- Temp max
- 30 °C
- Area land min
- Unknown
- Area land
- Unknown
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- 100 m² + 30 m² per extra animal
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- Unknown
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 20-60%
- Salinity
- Freshwater
- Terrain
- Unknown
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- Unknown
- Life expectancy
- 20 years
- Bachelor females
- Unknown
- Bachelor males
- Unknown
- Breeding difficulty
- Unknown
- Gestation
- Unknown
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- Unknown
- Litter label
- Litter size
- Litter size
- Unknown
- Mating season
- Spring and Summer
- Mating system
- Unknown
- Maturity age
- 2.5 years
- Maturity years
- 2.5 years
- Shoal fish
- Yes
- Shoal size
- 10-20
- Sterility age
- Unknown
Other facts
- Diet
- Fish Cuts, Squid
- Colony size
- Up to 6
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Unknown
- Enrichment
- Unknown
- Exhibit types
- Large Box Exhibit, Large Angled Box Exhibit, Large Cylinder Exhibit
- Feeders
- Unknown
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- Unknown
- Size female
- Unknown
- Size male
- Unknown
- Size max
- Unknown
- Size measure
- Temperature
- 22 to 30°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Unknown
- Weather dislikes
- Unknown
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- Unknown
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Unknown |
| Level 2 | African Tigerfish Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Great Rift Valley Reserve and this species released in Great Rift Valley Reserve |
Observation network present at Great Rift Valley Reserve AND African Tigerfish released at Great Rift Valley Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed Shoal | Mixed group | 10 to 40 fish |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Swamp |
(established)
Swamp
African Tigerfish2
Biomes1
Research levels1
Ecosystems2
Related entries16
- Zoopedia entry · African Tigerfish (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Swamp (Requires / provides)
- Objectives · Take Pride (Used by / linked from)
- African tigerfish · African Tigerfish (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Lakes and Rivers (Used by / linked from)
- Has research · African Tigerfish (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Lakes and Rivers (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Lakes and Rivers (Used by / linked from)
- Has release groups · African Tigerfish (Requires / provides)
- Research levels · African Tigerfish (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · African Tigerfish (Used by / linked from)
- Researches species · African Tigerfish (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · African Tigerfish (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Lakes and Rivers (Requires / provides)
- Release requires ecosystem · Swamp · Swamp (Requires / provides)
- African tigerfish · African Tigerfish (Requires / provides)
Sources6
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/african-tigerfish ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes/lakes-rivers ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/career/tanzania-reserve ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/release-groups/african-tigerfish ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/african-tigerfish ·