Indostomus crocodilus
Indostomus crocodilus is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Indostomidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 2.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–27 °C.
- Size
- 2.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- pH
- 5.0–7.0
- Tank footprint
- 40 × 20 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature22–27 °C
pH5.0–7.0
Hardness0–5 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderGasterosteiformes
- FamilyIndostomidae
- GenusIndostomus
- SpeciesIndostomus crocodilus
Quick answers
- Indostomus crocodilus size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 2.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Indostomus crocodilus tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 40 × 20 cm.
- Indostomus crocodilus water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 22–27 °C, pH 5.0–7.0, hardness 0–5 °dGH.
- Indostomus crocodilus: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.
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Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.