Golden Pheasant Panchax tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Golden Pheasant Panchax

Fundulopanchax sjoestedti

The Golden Pheasant Panchax (Fundulopanchax sjoestedti) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Nothobranchiidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 13 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–26 °C.

Size: 13 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 23–26 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 90 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–26 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness5–20 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCyprinodontiformes
FamilyNothobranchiidae
GenusFundulopanchax
SpeciesFundulopanchax sjoestedti

Quick answers

Golden Pheasant Panchax size: how big does it get?: It grows to 13 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Golden Pheasant Panchax tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
Golden Pheasant Panchax water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–26 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 5–20 °dGH.
Golden Pheasant Panchax: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.