Banded Goonch
Bagarius rutilus
The Banded Goonch (Bagarius rutilus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Sisoridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 100 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 18–23 °C.
- Size
- 100 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 18–23 °C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature18–23 °C
pH6.0–7.5
Hardness2–12 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
Classification
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilySisoridae
- GenusBagarius
- SpeciesBagarius rutilus
Quick answers
- Banded Goonch size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 100 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Banded Goonch water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 18–23 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
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Sources
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