Pungu tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.

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Pungu

Pungu maclareni

The Pungu (Pungu maclareni) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 10 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 28–30 °C.

Size: 10 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 28–30 °C
pH: 7.5–8.5
Tank footprint: 75 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature28–30 °C

pH7.5–8.5

Hardness4–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusPungu
SpeciesPungu maclareni

Quick answers

Pungu size: how big does it get?: It grows to 10 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Pungu tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 75 × 30 cm.
Pungu water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 28–30 °C, pH 7.5–8.5, hardness 4–12 °dGH.
Pungu: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.