Round-tailed Paradisefish tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.

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Round-tailed Paradisefish

Macropodus ocellatus

The Round-tailed Paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus) is a temperate freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 8.6 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 10–22 °C.

Size: 8.6 cmtotal length
Temperature: 10–22 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 80 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature10–22 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness5–20 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusMacropodus
SpeciesMacropodus ocellatus

Quick answers

Round-tailed Paradisefish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 8.6 cm (total length).
Round-tailed Paradisefish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.
Round-tailed Paradisefish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 10–22 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 5–20 °dGH.
Round-tailed Paradisefish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.