Starlight Bristlenose Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Starlight Bristlenose Catfish

Ancistrus dolichopterus

The Starlight Bristlenose Catfish (Ancistrus dolichopterus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Loricariidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 14.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 26–30 °C.

Size: 14.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 26–30 °C
pH: 5.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature26–30 °C

pH5.0–7.0

Hardness1–10 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyLoricariidae
GenusAncistrus
SpeciesAncistrus dolichopterus

Quick answers

Starlight Bristlenose Catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 14.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Starlight Bristlenose Catfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Starlight Bristlenose Catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 26–30 °C, pH 5.0–7.0, hardness 1–10 °dGH.
Starlight Bristlenose Catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.