
Otjikoto Tilapia
Tilapia guinasana
The Otjikoto Tilapia (Tilapia guinasana) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 14 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 19–25 °C.
- Size
- 14 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 19–25 °C
- pH
- 7.0–7.8
- Tank footprint
- 120 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature19–25 °C
pH7.0–7.8
Hardness10–15 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
- GenusTilapia
- SpeciesTilapia guinasana
Quick answers
- Otjikoto Tilapia size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 14 cm (total length).
- Otjikoto Tilapia tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 30 cm.
- Otjikoto Tilapia water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 19–25 °C, pH 7.0–7.8, hardness 10–15 °dGH.
- Otjikoto Tilapia: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.
Related species
Sources
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