Giant Featherback
Chitala lopis
The Giant Featherback (Chitala lopis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 150 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.
- Size
- 150 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature22–28 °C
pH6.0–8.0
Hardness2–15 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
Classification
- OrderOsteoglossiformes
- FamilyNotopteridae
- GenusChitala
- SpeciesChitala lopis
Quick answers
- Giant Featherback size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 150 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Giant Featherback water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–15 °dGH.
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Sources
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