Agassiz's Payara tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 210 × 75 cm.

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Agassiz's Payara

Cynodon gibbus

The Agassiz's Payara (Cynodon gibbus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cynodontidae. It grows to 32.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 32.2 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 210 × 75 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness2–15 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCynodontidae
GenusCynodon
SpeciesCynodon gibbus

Quick answers

Agassiz's Payara size: how big does it get?: It grows to 32.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Agassiz's Payara tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 210 × 75 cm.
Agassiz's Payara water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
Agassiz's Payara: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.