Flavescent Peacock Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 45 cm.

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Flavescent Peacock Cichlid

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

The Flavescent Peacock Cichlid (Aulonocara hansbaenschi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 8.4 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). In the aquarium it is kept at 24–29 °C.

Size: 8.4 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 24–29 °C
pH: 7.4–9.0
Tank footprint: 90 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–29 °C

pH7.4–9.0

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

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

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusAulonocara
SpeciesAulonocara hansbaenschi

Quick answers

Flavescent Peacock Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 8.4 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Flavescent Peacock Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 45 cm.
Flavescent Peacock Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–29 °C, pH 7.4–9.0, hardness 10–25 °dGH.