Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 60 cm.

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Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb

Barbonymus altus

The Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb (Barbonymus altus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 25 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–27 °C.

Size: 25 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–27 °C
pH: 6.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 150 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–27 °C

pH6.0–8.0

Hardness2–15 °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
GenusBarbonymus
SpeciesBarbonymus altus

Quick answers

Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb size: how big does it get?: It grows to 25 cm (total length).
Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 60 cm.
Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–27 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.