Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid

Dicrossus maculatus

The Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid (Dicrossus maculatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 5.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 26–30 °C.

Size: 5.3 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 26–30 °C
pH: 3.4–5.4
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature26–30 °C

pH3.4–5.4

Hardness0–1 °dGH

In the wild

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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusDicrossus
SpeciesDicrossus maculatus

Quick answers

Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 5.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 26–30 °C, pH 3.4–5.4, hardness 0–1 °dGH.
Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.