Mottled Ctenopoma
Ctenopoma weeksii
The Mottled Ctenopoma (Ctenopoma weeksii) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Anabantidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 12 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.
- Size
- 12 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6.2–7.2
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature24–28 °C
pH6.2–7.2
Hardness5–15 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyAnabantidae
- GenusCtenopoma
- SpeciesCtenopoma weeksii
Quick answers
- Mottled Ctenopoma size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 12 cm (total length).
- Mottled Ctenopoma water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 6.2–7.2, hardness 5–15 °dGH.
- Mottled Ctenopoma: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.