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Gold Nasuta, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Jocke Sternborn · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Gold Nasuta

Ophthalmotilapia nasuta

The Gold Nasuta (Ophthalmotilapia nasuta) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater close to the bottom, between 2 and 10 m deep. It grows to 20 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–27 °C.

Size
20 cmtotal length
Temperature
23–27 °C
pH
7.5–9.0
Tank footprint
150 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–27 °C
pH7.5–9.0
Hardness8–25 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 150 cm tank

In the wild

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

Depth

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyCichlidae
  3. GenusOphthalmotilapia
  4. SpeciesOphthalmotilapia nasuta

Quick answers

Gold Nasuta size: how big does it get?
It grows to 20 cm (total length).
Gold Nasuta tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 45 cm.
Gold Nasuta water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 7.5–9.0, hardness 8–25 °dGH.
Gold Nasuta: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

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