Cold Water and Ponds
Black-striped Sunfish
Enneacanthus chaetodon
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature8–24 °C
- pH5–7
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Centrarchidae
- Origin
- East Coast of the United States
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 8 – 24°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- temperate freshwater
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- carnivore (live or frozen food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; the male cares for the eggs
Notes: Tall body with vertical black bands. Cold, soft, acidic water; requires a drop in temperature during the winter.
