Largescale Four-eyed Fish
Anableps anableps
The Largescale Four-eyed Fish (Anableps anableps) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Anablepidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 30 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–31 °C.
- Size
- 30 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 25–31 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9.0
- Tank footprint
- 150 × 45 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature25–31 °C
pH7.5–9.0
Hardness15–35 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyAnablepidae
- GenusAnableps
- SpeciesAnableps anableps
Quick answers
- Largescale Four-eyed Fish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 30 cm (total length).
- Largescale Four-eyed Fish tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 45 cm.
- Largescale Four-eyed Fish water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 25–31 °C, pH 7.5–9.0, hardness 15–35 °dGH.
- Largescale Four-eyed Fish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Sources
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