What is the smallest cichlid?

[Hybridfish7]

Need the knowledge of everyone combined for this one... As many of you know online sources are unreliable for sizes as many of those size estimates are based on the largest collected in the wild (often not the species' max total length). I don't yet believe N. multifasciatus is the smallest cichlid out there, surely the smallest one can't still be 2"

 

[Milingu]

Nanochromis minor. Less than 24mm SL in nature. Doesn't exceed 40 mm TL in the aquarium as far as I know.

 

[troublesum]

I believe multies are the smallest maybe the checkerboard. I think Duanes posted something about super small cichlids from the cenotes that is super rare

 

[tlindsey]

checkerboard

I thought it was the smallest specie as well.

 

[Fallen_Leaves16]

I thought it was the smallest specie as well.

Taeniacara males are smaller IME. A lot of Dicrossus aren't super tiny; for instance, foirni's large enough to rival many small Apistogramma in size.

 

[troublesum]

Striped goby cichlids are pretty small and they are super cool to watch

 

[Hybridfish7]

Taeniacara males are smaller IME. A lot of Dicrossus aren't super tiny; for instance, foirni's large enough to rival many small Apistogramma in size.

Yeah I've seen some pretty big dicrossus, they wouldn't have been my first guess

 

[Fallen_Leaves16]

Just remembered Apistogramma pucllapaensis and Apistogramma wapisana existed. Those are the smallest cichlids I know of; I wouldn't be surprised if wapisana is truly the smallest cichlid out there.