Red Land Snail tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.

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Red Land Snail

Anostomus anostomus

The Red Land Snail (Anostomus anostomus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Anostomidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 16 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 16 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH5.5–7.5

Hardness1–18 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyAnostomidae
GenusAnostomus
SpeciesAnostomus anostomus

Quick answers

Red Land Snail size: how big does it get?: It grows to 16 cm (total length).
Red Land Snail tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Red Land Snail water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–18 °dGH.
Red Land Snail: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.