Skip to content
White-spotted Pike Cichlid, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Fréderic Melki · CC0

FreshwaterComing soonUncommon

White-spotted Pike Cichlid

Crenicichla albopunctata

The White-spotted Pike Cichlid (Crenicichla albopunctata) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 14 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–27 °C.

Size
14 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature
24–27 °C
pH
6.0–7.0
Tank footprint
120 × 38 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–27 °C
pH6.0–7.0
Hardness0–15 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 120 cm tank

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyCichlidae
  3. GenusCrenicichla
  4. SpeciesCrenicichla albopunctata

Quick answers

White-spotted Pike Cichlid size: how big does it get?
It grows to 14 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
White-spotted Pike Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 120 × 38 cm.
White-spotted Pike Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 24–27 °C, pH 6.0–7.0, hardness 0–15 °dGH.
White-spotted Pike Cichlid: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

All species A–Z

Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.