Blue Zaire Frontosa tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 240 × 60 cm.

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Blue Zaire Frontosa

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

The Blue Zaire Frontosa (Cyphotilapia gibberosa) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater close to the bottom, between 34 and 34 m deep. It grows to 21 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 23–27 °C.

Size: 21 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 23–27 °C
pH: 8.0–9.0
Tank footprint: 240 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–27 °C

pH8.0–9.0

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Depth

surface

34 m34 m

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusCyphotilapia
SpeciesCyphotilapia gibberosa

Quick answers

Blue Zaire Frontosa size: how big does it get?: It grows to 21 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Blue Zaire Frontosa tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 240 × 60 cm.
Blue Zaire Frontosa water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 8.0–9.0, hardness 10–25 °dGH.