
Round-tailed Paradisefish
Macropodus ocellatus
The Round-tailed Paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus) is a temperate freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 8.6 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 10–22 °C.
- Size
- 8.6 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 10–22 °C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- Tank footprint
- 80 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature10–22 °C
pH6.0–7.5
Hardness5–20 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Temperate
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyOsphronemidae
- GenusMacropodus
- SpeciesMacropodus ocellatus
Quick answers
- Round-tailed Paradisefish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 8.6 cm (total length).
- Round-tailed Paradisefish tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.
- Round-tailed Paradisefish water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 10–22 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 5–20 °dGH.
- Round-tailed Paradisefish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
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