Spotted Barb tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Spotted Barb

Barbodes binotatus

The Spotted Barb (Barbodes binotatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 20 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 18–30 °C.

Size: 20 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 18–30 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature18–30 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness2–12 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCyprinidae
GenusBarbodes
SpeciesBarbodes binotatus

Quick answers

Spotted Barb size: how big does it get?: It grows to 20 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Spotted Barb tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Spotted Barb water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 18–30 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.
Spotted Barb: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.