Cold Water and Ponds
Crucian carp
Carassius carassius
Photo: Viridiflavus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature4–24 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank2000 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Origin
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 4 – 24°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater, temperate
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 2,000-liter pond
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A wild relative of the goldfish, with a tall, greenish-gold body. Exceptionally resistant to low oxygen levels in winter.
