Convict cichlid
Amatitlania nigrofasciata
Breeds relentlessly and defends the nest against anything.
What it needs
- Grows to
- 13 cm
- Smallest sensible tank
- 200 L, at least 90 cm long
- Temperature
- 21 to 29 °C
- pH
- 6.5 to 8
- Hardness
- 8 to 25 dGH
- Kept in
- ones or pairs
- Temperament
- aggressive
- Eats
- omnivore
- Swims
- at every level
- How hard
- easy
These are the figures the stocking advice is built on. Make a room and it will tell you whether convict cichlid fit the tank you have.