Porthole Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 38 cm.

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Porthole Catfish

Dianema longibarbis

The Porthole Catfish (Dianema longibarbis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Callichthyidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 9.8 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: 9.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 90 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH5.5–7.5

Hardness1–20 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyCallichthyidae
GenusDianema
SpeciesDianema longibarbis

Quick answers

Porthole Catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 9.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Porthole Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 38 cm.
Porthole Catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–20 °dGH.
Porthole Catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.