Acanthopsoides molobrion tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

Photo: Aqmal-Naser et al. (2023) · CC BY 4.0

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Acanthopsoides molobrion

Acanthopsoides molobrion is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 4.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 20–24 °C.

Size: 4.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–24 °C
pH: 5.5–7.0
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–24 °C

pH5.5–7.0

Hardness1–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCobitidae
GenusAcanthopsoides
SpeciesAcanthopsoides molobrion

Quick answers

Acanthopsoides molobrion size: how big does it get?: It grows to 4.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Acanthopsoides molobrion tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Acanthopsoides molobrion water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–24 °C, pH 5.5–7.0, hardness 1–10 °dGH.