Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Bronze Knifefish
Notopterus notopterus
Photo: Xufanc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size35 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Notopteridae
- Origin
- South and Southeast Asia
- Size
- 35 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (predator)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Silvery-bronze, knife-shaped body. Nocturnal; smaller than the clown knifefish.
