Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
African Lungfish
Protopterus annectens
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–30 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank500 l
- Adult size80 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Protopteridae
- Origin
- West and Central Africa
- Size
- 80 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 5 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Aggressive (bites any tankmate)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 500 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: It breathes air with lungs and can survive buried in dry mud for months. Very long-lived; it must be kept alone.
