Rostratus tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 38 cm.

Photo: Charles Tate Regan (1878 - 1943) · Public domain

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Rostratus

Fossorochromis rostratus

The Rostratus (Fossorochromis rostratus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater close to the bottom, between 0 and 12 m deep. It grows to 24.4 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–29 °C.

Size: 24.4 cmtotal length
Temperature: 25–29 °C
pH: 7.5–8.8
Tank footprint: 150 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature25–29 °C

pH7.5–8.8

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

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

Depth

surface

0 m12 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusFossorochromis
SpeciesFossorochromis rostratus

Quick answers

Rostratus size: how big does it get?: It grows to 24.4 cm (total length).
Rostratus tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 38 cm.
Rostratus water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 25–29 °C, pH 7.5–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Rostratus: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.