Lake Wanam Rainbowfish tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Lake Wanam Rainbowfish

Glossolepis wanamensis

The Lake Wanam Rainbowfish (Glossolepis wanamensis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Melanotaeniidae. It swims in midwater close to the bottom, between 10 and 10 m deep. It grows to 9 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–30 °C.

Size: 9 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 25–30 °C
pH: 7.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 90 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature25–30 °C

pH7.0–8.0

Hardness10–20 °dGH

In the wild

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

Depth

surface

10 m10 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderAtheriniformes
FamilyMelanotaeniidae
GenusGlossolepis
SpeciesGlossolepis wanamensis

Quick answers

Lake Wanam Rainbowfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 9 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Lake Wanam Rainbowfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
Lake Wanam Rainbowfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 25–30 °C, pH 7.0–8.0, hardness 10–20 °dGH.
Lake Wanam Rainbowfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.