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Crimsontip Gudgeon, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: BEDO (Thailand) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Crimsontip Gudgeon

Butis butis

The Crimsontip Gudgeon (Butis butis) is a tropical marine fish of the family Eleotridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 15 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–27 °C.

Size
15 cmtotal length
Temperature
22–27 °C
pH
7.0–8.5
Tank footprint
75 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–27 °C
pH7.0–8.5
Hardness10–20 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 75 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Marine
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyEleotridae
  3. GenusButis
  4. SpeciesButis butis

Quick answers

Crimsontip Gudgeon size: how big does it get?
It grows to 15 cm (total length).
Crimsontip Gudgeon tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.
Crimsontip Gudgeon water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 22–27 °C, pH 7.0–8.5, hardness 10–20 °dGH.
Crimsontip Gudgeon: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.