Zebra Mbuna tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 38 cm.

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Zebra Mbuna

Maylandia zebra

The Zebra Mbuna (Maylandia zebra) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It lives on the bottom, between 6 and 28 m deep. It grows to 11.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size: 11.3 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–28 °C
pH: 7.6–8.6
Tank footprint: 120 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C

pH7.6–8.6

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Very common

Depth

surface

6 m28 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusMaylandia
SpeciesMaylandia zebra

Quick answers

Zebra Mbuna size: how big does it get?: It grows to 11.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Zebra Mbuna tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 38 cm.
Zebra Mbuna water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 7.6–8.6, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Zebra Mbuna: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.