Three-striped Dwarf Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.

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Three-striped Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma trifasciata

The Three-striped Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma trifasciata) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 3.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–25 °C.

Size: 3.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 20–25 °C
pH: 5.0–7.0
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–25 °C

pH5.0–7.0

Hardness1–10 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusApistogramma
SpeciesApistogramma trifasciata

Quick answers

Three-striped Dwarf Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 3.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Three-striped Dwarf Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
Three-striped Dwarf Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–25 °C, pH 5.0–7.0, hardness 1–10 °dGH.
Three-striped Dwarf Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.