African Brown Knifefish tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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African Brown Knifefish

Xenomystus nigri

The African Brown Knifefish (Xenomystus nigri) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 30 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–28 °C.

Size: 30 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 23–28 °C
pH: 5.8–7.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–28 °C

pH5.8–7.5

Hardness1–20 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderOsteoglossiformes
FamilyNotopteridae
GenusXenomystus
SpeciesXenomystus nigri

Quick answers

African Brown Knifefish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 30 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
African Brown Knifefish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
African Brown Knifefish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–28 °C, pH 5.8–7.5, hardness 1–20 °dGH.
African Brown Knifefish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.