Big-mouth Hap tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 45 cm.

Photo: Charles Tate Regan (1878 - 1943) · Public domain

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Big-mouth Hap

Tyrannochromis macrostoma

The Big-mouth Hap (Tyrannochromis macrostoma) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 30 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–28 °C.

Size: 30 cmtotal length
Temperature: 24–28 °C
pH: 7.6–8.8
Tank footprint: 180 × 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

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusTyrannochromis
SpeciesTyrannochromis macrostoma

Quick answers

Big-mouth Hap size: how big does it get?: It grows to 30 cm (total length).
Big-mouth Hap tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 45 cm.
Big-mouth Hap water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–28 °C, pH 7.6–8.8, hardness 10–25 °dGH.
Big-mouth Hap: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.