Siamese Badis tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Siamese Badis

Badis siamensis

The Siamese Badis (Badis siamensis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Badidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 3.9 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 22–26 °C.

Size: 3.9 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–26 °C
pH: 6.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–26 °C

pH6.5–7.5

Hardness2–12 °dGH

In the wild

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

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyBadidae
GenusBadis
SpeciesBadis siamensis

Quick answers

Siamese Badis size: how big does it get?: It grows to 3.9 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Siamese Badis tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Siamese Badis water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–26 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.