Green chromide
Etroplus suratensis
- Tank length
- 150 cmabout 5 ft (59 in)
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C73–81 °F
- pH
- 7–9
- Adult size
- 20 cm8 in
- Lifespan
- 8–12 yrs
Grows large and deep-bodied and needs brackish water long term; tends to graze soft plants.Grows large and deep-bodied and needs brackish water long term; tends to graze soft plants.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Brilliant rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Firemouth cichlid
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Garnet tetra
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
Lambchop rasboraNo shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Tiger danio
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Green chromideAlligator gar may eat Green chromide
- Altum angelfish
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Amazon leaffish
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Green chromideArapaima may eat Green chromide
- Asian arowana
Asian arowana may eat Green chromideAsian arowana may eat Green chromide
- Atahualpa dwarf cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Bee shrimpNo shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 23–27 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 7–9 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 12–30 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Southern India and Sri Lanka, brackish lagoons | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | middle | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | semi aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 8–12 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 18 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 150 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |