Chocolate Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.

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Chocolate Cichlid

Hypselecara temporalis

The Chocolate Cichlid (Hypselecara temporalis) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 16 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–30 °C.

Size: 16 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 25–30 °C
pH: 5.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature25–30 °C

pH5.0–7.0

Hardness0–12 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusHypselecara
SpeciesHypselecara temporalis

Quick answers

Chocolate Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 16 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Chocolate Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Chocolate Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 25–30 °C, pH 5.0–7.0, hardness 0–12 °dGH.
Chocolate Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.