Giant Tanganyika Cichlid

Boulengerochromis microlepis

The Giant Tanganyika Cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It grows to 80 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 80 cmtotal length
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 7.5–9.0
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH7.5–9.0

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusBoulengerochromis
SpeciesBoulengerochromis microlepis

Quick answers

Giant Tanganyika Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 80 cm (total length).
Giant Tanganyika Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.5–9.0, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Giant Tanganyika Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened.