African Butterfly Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.

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African Butterfly Cichlid

Anomalochromis thomasi

The African Butterfly Cichlid (Anomalochromis thomasi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–27 °C.

Size: 5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 23–27 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 80 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–27 °C

pH5.5–7.5

Hardness1–15 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusAnomalochromis
SpeciesAnomalochromis thomasi

Quick answers

African Butterfly Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
African Butterfly Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 80 × 30 cm.
African Butterfly Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–27 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–15 °dGH.
African Butterfly Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.