Glass Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Glass Catfish

Kryptopterus vitreolus

The Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Siluridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 6.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 6.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 4.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 90 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH4.0–7.0

Hardness1–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilySiluridae
GenusKryptopterus
SpeciesKryptopterus vitreolus

Quick answers

Glass Catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 6.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Glass Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
Glass Catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 4.0–7.0, hardness 1–10 °dGH.
Glass Catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.