Lyretail Panchax tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 25 cm.

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Lyretail Panchax

Aphyosemion australe

The Lyretail Panchax (Aphyosemion australe) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Nothobranchiidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 6 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 21–32 °C.

Size: 6 cmtotal length
Temperature: 21–32 °C
pH: 5.5–7.0
Tank footprint: 45 × 25 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature21–32 °C

pH5.5–7.0

Hardness1–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCyprinodontiformes
FamilyNothobranchiidae
GenusAphyosemion
SpeciesAphyosemion australe

Quick answers

Lyretail Panchax size: how big does it get?: It grows to 6 cm (total length).
Lyretail Panchax tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 25 cm.
Lyretail Panchax water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 21–32 °C, pH 5.5–7.0, hardness 1–10 °dGH.
Lyretail Panchax: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.