Haplo yellow black line tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 60 cm.

Photo: Charles Tate Regan (1878 - 1943) · Public domain

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Haplo yellow black line

Mylochromis melanonotus

The Haplo yellow black line (Mylochromis melanonotus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It lives on the bottom, between 15 and 18 m deep. It grows to 26 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 26 cmtotal length
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 7.6–8.8
Tank footprint: 150 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH7.6–8.8

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Depth

surface

15 m18 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusMylochromis
SpeciesMylochromis melanonotus

Quick answers

Haplo yellow black line size: how big does it get?: It grows to 26 cm (total length).
Haplo yellow black line tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 60 cm.
Haplo yellow black line water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.6–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Haplo yellow black line: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.