Tiger Badis tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Tiger Badis

Badis kyar

The Tiger Badis (Badis kyar) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Badidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 3.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 15–25 °C.

Size: 3.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 15–25 °C
pH: 7.0–9.0
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature15–25 °C

pH7.0–9.0

Hardness1–5 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyBadidae
GenusBadis
SpeciesBadis kyar

Quick answers

Tiger Badis size: how big does it get?: It grows to 3.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Tiger Badis tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Tiger Badis water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 15–25 °C, pH 7.0–9.0, hardness 1–5 °dGH.