Rainbow Stiphodon tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.

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Rainbow Stiphodon

Stiphodon ornatus

The Rainbow Stiphodon (Stiphodon ornatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 5.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 5.3 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 6.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 80 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH6.5–7.5

Hardness2–12 °dGH

In the wild

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

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyGobiidae
GenusStiphodon
SpeciesStiphodon ornatus

Quick answers

Rainbow Stiphodon size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Rainbow Stiphodon tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.
Rainbow Stiphodon water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 2–12 °dGH.