Emperor Cichlid

[Brobstfish]

Ok so I was at the lfs today and saw a Emperor Cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis) for 50$ he's about 5 inches. Not to familiar with Africans so I don't know to much about this species. I love the coloration on them, I have a spare 90 available? Also how big do they get, tank size?


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[KNH]

One of my favorite cichlids but they grow very fast and require a tank much larger than a 90g.

 

[ultimatejay]

One of the meanest fish out there! But really cool. They remind me of a salt water amberjack


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[MTBjake]

Emperors are THE largest cichlid and top out in the 2.5-3ft range.


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[Brobstfish]

Thanks for the replies, maybe some day I'll get one. Did some googling and I would think the mon would be around 300 gallons. Again thanks for the replies,

Ben


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[Brobstfish]

*min


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[ecoli73]

Yeah, I saw a few at$20 for two inchers...but eventually it would mean the death of most of my fish in my tank, so I declined.


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[AviB]

Growing speed is highly coupled with the size and fish load of your Aquarium. They grow fast, mine grew from ~20cm to ~35cm in less than a year. Max size I saw in Aquarium ~ 55cm. Max according to books ~90cm.

 

[Brobstfish]

Yeah maybe some day when I have a huge tank!!! lol


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