Nkhomo-benga Peacock Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.

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Nkhomo-benga Peacock Cichlid

Aulonocara baenschi

The Nkhomo-benga Peacock Cichlid (Aulonocara baenschi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 13 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–29 °C.

Size: 13 cmtotal length
Temperature: 25–29 °C
pH: 7.5–9.0
Tank footprint: 120 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature25–29 °C

pH7.5–9.0

Hardness10–25 °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
GenusAulonocara
SpeciesAulonocara baenschi

Quick answers

Nkhomo-benga Peacock Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 13 cm (total length).
Nkhomo-benga Peacock Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 45 cm.
Nkhomo-benga Peacock Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 25–29 °C, pH 7.5–9.0, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Nkhomo-benga Peacock Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.