Bucktooth Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.

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Bucktooth Tetra

Exodon paradoxus

The Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon paradoxus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae. It grows to 7.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–28 °C.

Size: 7.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 23–28 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–28 °C

pH5.5–7.5

Hardness0–20 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae
GenusExodon
SpeciesExodon paradoxus

Quick answers

Bucktooth Tetra size: how big does it get?: It grows to 7.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Bucktooth Tetra tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Bucktooth Tetra water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–28 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 0–20 °dGH.
Bucktooth Tetra: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.