Deep-water hap tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Deep-water hap

Placidochromis electra

The Deep-water hap (Placidochromis electra) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 12 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: 12 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 7.6–8.8
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusPlacidochromis
SpeciesPlacidochromis electra

Quick answers

Deep-water hap size: how big does it get?: It grows to 12 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Deep-water hap tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Deep-water hap water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.6–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Deep-water hap: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.