Spotted Pimelodus tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.

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Spotted Pimelodus

Pimelodus pictus

The Spotted Pimelodus (Pimelodus pictus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Pimelodidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 11 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–25 °C.

Size: 11 cmtotal length
Temperature: 22–25 °C
pH: 5.8–6.8
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–25 °C

pH5.8–6.8

Hardness1–15 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyPimelodidae
GenusPimelodus
SpeciesPimelodus pictus

Quick answers

Spotted Pimelodus size: how big does it get?: It grows to 11 cm (total length).
Spotted Pimelodus tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Spotted Pimelodus water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–25 °C, pH 5.8–6.8, hardness 1–15 °dGH.
Spotted Pimelodus: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.