Lavender Mbuna tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.

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Lavender Mbuna

Iodotropheus sprengerae

The Lavender Mbuna (Iodotropheus sprengerae) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 10.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened. In the aquarium it is kept at 25–29 °C.

Size: 10.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 25–29 °C
pH: 7.5–8.8
Tank footprint: 90 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature25–29 °C

pH7.5–8.8

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
GenusIodotropheus
SpeciesIodotropheus sprengerae

Quick answers

Lavender Mbuna size: how big does it get?: It grows to 10.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Lavender Mbuna tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 30 cm.
Lavender Mbuna water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 25–29 °C, pH 7.5–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Lavender Mbuna: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened.