Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Freshwater Needlefish
Xenentodon cancila
Photo: Guérin Nicolas ( messages ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size40 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Belonidae
- Origin
- South and Southeast Asia
- Size
- 40 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 5 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- higher
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (predator)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Long, slender jaws lined with teeth. It gets startled and jumps easily; it may injure itself against the glass.
