Microsynodontis batesii tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

Photo: Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937 · Public domain

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Microsynodontis batesii

Microsynodontis batesii is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Mochokidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 8.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 22–26 °C.

Size: 8.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–26 °C
pH: 6.7–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–26 °C

pH6.7–7.5

Hardness10–15 °dGH

In the wild

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

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyMochokidae
GenusMicrosynodontis
SpeciesMicrosynodontis batesii

Quick answers

Microsynodontis batesii size: how big does it get?: It grows to 8.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Microsynodontis batesii tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Microsynodontis batesii water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–26 °C, pH 6.7–7.5, hardness 10–15 °dGH.