Blue Dolphin Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 38 cm.

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Blue Dolphin Cichlid

Cyrtocara moorii

The Blue Dolphin Cichlid (Cyrtocara moorii) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater close to the bottom, between 3 and 15 m deep. It grows to 20 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–29 °C.

Size: 20 cmtotal length
Temperature: 25–29 °C
pH: 7.5–8.8
Tank footprint: 150 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature25–29 °C

pH7.5–8.8

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Depth

surface

3 m15 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusCyrtocara
SpeciesCyrtocara moorii

Quick answers

Blue Dolphin Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 20 cm (total length).
Blue Dolphin Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 38 cm.
Blue Dolphin Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 25–29 °C, pH 7.5–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Blue Dolphin Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.