Pseudotropheus elongatus tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Pseudotropheus elongatus

Pseudotropheus elongatus is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 9.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 9.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 7.6–8.8
Tank footprint: 120 × 38 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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusPseudotropheus
SpeciesPseudotropheus elongatus

Quick answers

Pseudotropheus elongatus size: how big does it get?: It grows to 9.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Pseudotropheus elongatus tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 38 cm.
Pseudotropheus elongatus water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.6–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Pseudotropheus elongatus: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened.