Pantanal Eartheater tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 210 × 60 cm.

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Pantanal Eartheater

Satanoperca pappaterra

The Pantanal Eartheater (Satanoperca pappaterra) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 27 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 27 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 210 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH5.5–7.5

Hardness2–10 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusSatanoperca
SpeciesSatanoperca pappaterra

Quick answers

Pantanal Eartheater size: how big does it get?: It grows to 27 cm (total length).
Pantanal Eartheater tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 210 × 60 cm.
Pantanal Eartheater water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 2–10 °dGH.
Pantanal Eartheater: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.