Opallios Licorice Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 40 × 20 cm.

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Opallios Licorice Gourami

Parosphromenus opallios

The Opallios Licorice Gourami (Parosphromenus opallios) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 2.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size: 2.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–28 °C
pH: 3.0–6.5
Tank footprint: 40 × 20 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C

pH3.0–6.5

Hardness1–4 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusParosphromenus
SpeciesParosphromenus opallios

Quick answers

Opallios Licorice Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 2.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Opallios Licorice Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 40 × 20 cm.
Opallios Licorice Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 3.0–6.5, hardness 1–4 °dGH.
Opallios Licorice Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.