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Threespot Headstander

Pseudanos trimaculatus

The Threespot Headstander (Pseudanos trimaculatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Anostomidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 18.8 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–27 °C.

Size: 18.8 cmtotal length
Temperature: 23–27 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature23–27 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness1–18 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCharaciformes
FamilyAnostomidae
GenusPseudanos
SpeciesPseudanos trimaculatus

Quick answers

Threespot Headstander size: how big does it get?: It grows to 18.8 cm (total length).
Threespot Headstander water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 1–18 °dGH.
Threespot Headstander: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.