Giant Red Tail Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.

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Giant Red Tail Gourami

Osphronemus laticlavius

The Giant Red Tail Gourami (Osphronemus laticlavius) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 50 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–30 °C.

Size: 50 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–30 °C
pH: 6.5–8.0
Tank footprint: 180 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–30 °C

pH6.5–8.0

Hardness5–25 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusOsphronemus
SpeciesOsphronemus laticlavius

Quick answers

Giant Red Tail Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 50 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Giant Red Tail Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.
Giant Red Tail Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–30 °C, pH 6.5–8.0, hardness 5–25 °dGH.
Giant Red Tail Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.