Blue Johanni Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Blue Johanni Cichlid

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

The Blue Johanni Cichlid (Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater close to the bottom, between 5 and 5 m deep. It grows to 7.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 7.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
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: Midwater, close to the bottom

Depth

surface

5 m5 m

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusMelanochromis
SpeciesMelanochromis cyaneorhabdos

Quick answers

Blue Johanni Cichlid size: how big does it get?: It grows to 7.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Blue Johanni Cichlid tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 90 × 45 cm.
Blue Johanni Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.6–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Blue Johanni Cichlid: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.