Olive flathead-gudgeon tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Olive flathead-gudgeon

Butis amboinensis

The Olive flathead-gudgeon (Butis amboinensis) is a tropical marine fish of the family Eleotridae. It lives on the bottom, between 0 and 5 m deep. It grows to 14 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size: 14 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–28 °C
pH: 7.0–8.5
Tank footprint: 75 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C

pH7.0–8.5

Hardness8–20 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Marine
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Depth

surface

0 m5 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyEleotridae
GenusButis
SpeciesButis amboinensis

Quick answers

Olive flathead-gudgeon size: how big does it get?: It grows to 14 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Olive flathead-gudgeon tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.
Olive flathead-gudgeon water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 7.0–8.5, hardness 8–20 °dGH.
Olive flathead-gudgeon: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.