Ceylonese Combtail Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Ceylonese Combtail Gourami

Belontia signata

The Ceylonese Combtail Gourami (Belontia signata) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater close to the bottom, between 0 and 1 m deep. It grows to 18 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–27 °C.

Size: 18 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–27 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–27 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

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

Depth

surface

0 m1 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusBelontia
SpeciesBelontia signata

Quick answers

Ceylonese Combtail Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 18 cm (total length).
Ceylonese Combtail Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Ceylonese Combtail Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–27 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Ceylonese Combtail Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.