African Cichlids
Mariae tilapia
Pelmatolapia mariae
Photo: Emőke Dénes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- West Africa (Ivory Coast to Cameroon)
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- Omnivore with a high proportion of plant matter
- Reproduction
- oviparous; pair with parental care
Notes: Juveniles have dark vertical bands; as adults, they turn greenish with spots. They eat plants.
