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Otjikoto Tilapia, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Udo Schröter · CC BY-SA 4.0

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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
Drawn to scale in a 120 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyCichlidae
  3. GenusTilapia
  4. 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.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.