Banded Banjo
Platystacus cotylephorus
The Banded Banjo (Platystacus cotylephorus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Aspredinidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 31.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–25 °C.
- Size
- 31.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- pH
- 6.0–8.2
- Tank footprint
- 120 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature22–25 °C
pH6.0–8.2
Hardness12–30 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyAspredinidae
- GenusPlatystacus
- SpeciesPlatystacus cotylephorus
Quick answers
- Banded Banjo size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 31.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Banded Banjo tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
- Banded Banjo water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 22–25 °C, pH 6.0–8.2, hardness 12–30 °dGH.
- Banded Banjo: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
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