Vietnamese Cardinal Minnow tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Vietnamese Cardinal Minnow

Tanichthys micagemmae

The Vietnamese Cardinal Minnow (Tanichthys micagemmae) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 2.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 18–23 °C.

Size: 2.3 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 18–23 °C
pH: 6.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature18–23 °C

pH6.5–7.5

Hardness2–8 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Classification

OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCyprinidae
GenusTanichthys
SpeciesTanichthys micagemmae

Quick answers

Vietnamese Cardinal Minnow size: how big does it get?: It grows to 2.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Vietnamese Cardinal Minnow tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
Vietnamese Cardinal Minnow water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 18–23 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 2–8 °dGH.