African Butterfly Barb tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.

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African Butterfly Barb

Barbus hulstaerti

The African Butterfly Barb (Barbus hulstaerti) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 3.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 17–24 °C.

Size: 3.5 cmtotal length
Temperature: 17–24 °C
pH: 5.0–6.5
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature17–24 °C

pH5.0–6.5

Hardness1–5 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCyprinidae
GenusBarbus
SpeciesBarbus hulstaerti

Quick answers

African Butterfly Barb size: how big does it get?: It grows to 3.5 cm (total length).
African Butterfly Barb tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
African Butterfly Barb water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 17–24 °C, pH 5.0–6.5, hardness 1–5 °dGH.
African Butterfly Barb: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.