New Guinea Tiger Perch
Datnioides campbelli
The New Guinea Tiger Perch (Datnioides campbelli) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Datnioididae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 32 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.
- Size
- 32 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9.0
- Tank footprint
- 210 × 60 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature20–28 °C
pH7.5–9.0
Hardness15–30 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyDatnioididae
- GenusDatnioides
- SpeciesDatnioides campbelli
Quick answers
- New Guinea Tiger Perch size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 32 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- New Guinea Tiger Perch tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 210 × 60 cm.
- New Guinea Tiger Perch water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 7.5–9.0, hardness 15–30 °dGH.
- New Guinea Tiger Perch: 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.