Cobalt Zebra Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.

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Cobalt Zebra Cichlid

Maylandia callainos

The Cobalt Zebra Cichlid (Maylandia callainos) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater close to the bottom, between 3 and 4 m deep. It grows to 8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 7.6–8.8
Tank footprint: 120 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH7.6–8.8

Hardness8–25 °dGH

In the wild

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

Depth

surface

3 m4 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusMaylandia
SpeciesMaylandia callainos

Quick answers

Cobalt Zebra Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Cobalt Zebra Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
Cobalt Zebra Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.6–8.8, hardness 8–25 °dGH.
Cobalt Zebra Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.