Crocodile Pikehead Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.

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Crocodile Pikehead Gourami

Luciocephalus pulcher

The Crocodile Pikehead Gourami (Luciocephalus pulcher) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 20 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–26 °C.

Size: 20 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–26 °C
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature22–26 °C

Hardness0–10 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusLuciocephalus
SpeciesLuciocephalus pulcher

Quick answers

Crocodile Pikehead Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 20 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Crocodile Pikehead Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Crocodile Pikehead Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–26 °C, hardness 0–10 °dGH.
Crocodile Pikehead Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.