Roundtail Paradise Fish

Roundtail Paradise Fish

Macropodus ocellatus

A native Korean labyrinth fish. It gulps air at the surface, so it copes with low oxygen and winters without a heater. Males fight hard.

Temp 8~28°CpH 6~8GH 3~20Adult 7 cmGroup fine aloneMin. tank 30 LSwims topPrice $2.14

How many fit in each tank?

The largest group where none died in 90 days. Tap water · black sand · bacteria starter on day 1 · fish added on day 10 · 25% weekly water changes.

30 cm cube
5
45 cm standard
6
60 cm standard
8
90 cm standard
12
120 cm standard
14
120 cm largeNot recommended — water too deep
Run a 60 cm standard tank with 8 yourself →

Don’t keep with

The same rules the engine uses for tankmates.

Good tankmates

No eating or bullying either way, with plenty of overlap in temperature and pH. Fish that swim at a different level come first.

The numbers on this page come from the Water Kiwoogi simulator model; real tanks can differ.