Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
African Butterflyfish
Pantodon buchholzi
Photo: Toniher · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature25–30 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Pantodontidae
- Origin
- West and Central Africa
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 25 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- higher
- Behavior
- Pacific (eats very small surface fish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- Carnivorous (insects, crickets, surface shrimp)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; floating eggs
Notes: Its pectoral fins resemble butterfly wings. It stays close to the surface and leaps to catch insects. It requires still water, floating plants, and a cover.
