Gouramis and Bettas
Leopard Ctenopoma
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Photo: Zaire · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Anabantidae
- Origin
- Congo Basin
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (predator of small fish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a group
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Covered in spots like a leopard. Hunts by lying in wait among the roots. Peaceful toward fish of its own size.
