Ice Blue Zebra Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Ice Blue Zebra Cichlid

Maylandia greshakei

The Ice Blue Zebra Cichlid (Maylandia greshakei) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It lives on the bottom, between 15 and 35 m deep. It grows to 13.4 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 13.4 cmtotal length
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 7.6–8.8
Tank footprint: 90 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–28 °C

pH7.6–8.8

Hardness10–25 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Depth

surface

15 m35 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusMaylandia
SpeciesMaylandia greshakei

Quick answers

Ice Blue Zebra Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 13.4 cm (total length).
Ice Blue Zebra Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 45 cm.
Ice Blue Zebra Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.6–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Ice Blue Zebra Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened.