Otocinclus macrospilus tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.

Photo: Rainer Schmitt, 2004 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Otocinclus macrospilus

Otocinclus macrospilus is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Loricariidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 3.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 21–26 °C.

Size: 3.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 21–26 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature21–26 °C

pH5.5–7.5

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyLoricariidae
GenusOtocinclus
SpeciesOtocinclus macrospilus

Quick answers

Otocinclus macrospilus size: how big does it get?: It grows to 3.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Otocinclus macrospilus tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
Otocinclus macrospilus water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 21–26 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Otocinclus macrospilus: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.