Splash Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.

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Splash Tetra

Copella arnoldi

The Splash Tetra (Copella arnoldi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Lebiasinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 4.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 4.2 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 4.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 90 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH4.0–7.5

Hardness1–8 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyLebiasinidae
GenusCopella
SpeciesCopella arnoldi

Quick answers

Splash Tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 4.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Splash Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
Splash Tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 4.0–7.5, hardness 1–8 °dGH.
Splash Tetra: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.