gorse
Chaca chaca
The gorse (Chaca chaca) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Chacidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 20 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–25 °C.
- Size
- 20 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature22–25 °C
pH6.0–8.0
Hardness4–25 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyChacidae
- GenusChaca
- SpeciesChaca chaca
Quick answers
- gorse size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 20 cm (total length).
- gorse water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 22–25 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 4–25 °dGH.
- gorse: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.