Duckbill Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 200 × 75 cm.

Photo: Burkhardt, Jacques · Public domain

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Duckbill Catfish

Sorubim lima

The Duckbill Catfish (Sorubim lima) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Pimelodidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 54.2 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23.3–30 °C.

Size: 54.2 cmtotal length
Temperature: 23.3–30 °C
Tank footprint: 200 × 75 cm
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature23.3–30 °C

Hardness1–20 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyPimelodidae
GenusSorubim
SpeciesSorubim lima

Quick answers

Duckbill Catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 54.2 cm (total length).
Duckbill Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 200 × 75 cm.
Duckbill Catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23.3–30 °C, hardness 1–20 °dGH.
Duckbill Catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.