Red Badis tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.

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Red Badis

Badis blosyrus

The Red Badis (Badis blosyrus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Badidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 4.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 15–25 °C.

Size: 4.2 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 15–25 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 75 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature15–25 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness3–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyBadidae
GenusBadis
SpeciesBadis blosyrus

Quick answers

Red Badis size: how big does it get?: It grows to 4.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Red Badis tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.
Red Badis water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 15–25 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 3–10 °dGH.
Red Badis: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.