Spilo tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.

Photo: Charles Tate Regan (1878 - 1943) · Public domain

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Spilo

Champsochromis spilorhynchus

The Spilo (Champsochromis spilorhynchus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 30 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–27 °C.

Size: 30 cmtotal length
Temperature: 24–27 °C
pH: 7.5–8.5
Tank footprint: 180 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–27 °C

pH7.5–8.5

Hardness5–30 °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
GenusChampsochromis
SpeciesChampsochromis spilorhynchus

Quick answers

Spilo size: how big does it get?: It grows to 30 cm (total length).
Spilo tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.
Spilo water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–27 °C, pH 7.5–8.5, hardness 5–30 °dGH.
Spilo: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.