Spiketail Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Spiketail Gourami

Pseudosphromenus cupanus

The Spiketail Gourami (Pseudosphromenus cupanus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 7.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 7.5 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness2–25 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusPseudosphromenus
SpeciesPseudosphromenus cupanus

Quick answers

Spiketail Gourami size: how big does it get?: It grows to 7.5 cm (total length).
Spiketail Gourami tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Spiketail Gourami water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 2–25 °dGH.
Spiketail Gourami: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.