Brown Spiketail Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Brown Spiketail Gourami

Pseudosphromenus dayi

The Brown Spiketail Gourami (Pseudosphromenus dayi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It grows to 7.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 7.5 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness2–15 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Aquarium trade: Rarely traded

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusPseudosphromenus
SpeciesPseudosphromenus dayi

Quick answers

Brown Spiketail Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 7.5 cm (total length).
Brown Spiketail Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Brown Spiketail Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
Brown Spiketail Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.