
Rainbow Stiphodon
Stiphodon ornatus
The Rainbow Stiphodon (Stiphodon ornatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 5.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.
- Size
- 5.3 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Tank footprint
- 80 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature20–28 °C
pH6.5–7.5
Hardness2–12 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Classification
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyGobiidae
- GenusStiphodon
- SpeciesStiphodon ornatus
Quick answers
- Rainbow Stiphodon size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 5.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Rainbow Stiphodon tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.
- Rainbow Stiphodon water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
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Sources
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