Cichlids · Amphilophus
Midas cichlid
Amphilophus citrinellus · Lakes and San Juan drainage of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Photo: George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
Water temperature
21–26 °C 70–79 °F
pH
6–8 neutral water
Adult size
35 cm 13.8 in
Swims ≈
Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves
Keep together
Fine alone
Current
Calm still or slow water
Food
Eats most foods
Temperament
Aggressive
Where it comes from
Home water
Lakes and San Juan drainage of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
San Juan
Lives in lake habitat.
The dot is placed on its home rivers, not an exact collecting site. Map: Natural Earth.
Tank mates
Checked against a roomy 300 L planted tank with low flow and plenty of caves. Your own tank may change the answer: try it in Your tanks.
Good together
- Peppermint bristlenose L181 Plecos · 13 cm · bottom
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Flash pleco L204
Plecos · 11 cm · bottom -
Amano shrimp
Shrimp & snails · 5 cm · bottom -
Bolivian ram
Cichlids · 8 cm · bottom -
Bronze corydoras
Corydoras · 7 cm · bottom -
Butterfly hillstream loach
Loaches · 8 cm · bottom -
Cardinal tetra
Tetras · 4 cm · mid-water -
Celestial pearl danio
Rasboras & danios · 2.5 cm · mid-water
Keep apart
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Small enough to be eaten
Agassiz's dwarf cichlidAmano shrimpAngelicus L136Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Black skirt tetraBoeseman's rainbowfishBolivian ram
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Aggressive: midas cichlid, it and small enough to be eaten
In the hobby
Where to find it
No store or breeder we know of has it right now.
Run a store? List the fish you usually have. Breed fish? List your fry.
Tanks with this fish
No shared tanks have this fish yet. Share yours from Your tanks.
From keepers
Notes appear here when a keeper shares a tank with this fish and writes about it.
Questions keepers ask
How big does a Midas cichlid get?
About 35 cm (13.8 in) as an adult.
What temperature does a Midas cichlid need?
21–26 °C (70–79 °F).
What pH does a Midas cichlid need?
pH 6–8.
Does a Midas cichlid need to be kept in a group?
No. It can be kept on its own.
Is the Midas cichlid aggressive?
Yes. It is aggressive and needs careful planning.
What does a Midas cichlid eat?
It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.
Where does the Midas cichlid come from?
Lakes and San Juan drainage of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
What fish can live with a Midas cichlid?
Good tank mates include Peppermint bristlenose (L181), Flash pleco (L204), Amano shrimp, Bolivian ram, Bronze corydoras.
All the numbers
| Temperature min (°C) | 21 | Sourced |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature max (°C) | 26 | Sourced |
| pH min | 6 | Sourced |
| pH max | 8 | Sourced |
| Adult size (cm) | 35 | Sourced |
| Flow | Low | Sourced |
| Swim level (top / middle / bottom) | bottom | Estimate |
| Habitat | lake | Estimate |
| Smallest happy group | 1 | Sourced |
| Temperament | Aggressive | Sourced |
| Diet | Omnivore | Sourced |
| Behaviour tags | eats_small_fish | Sourced |
Some values are estimates from typical hobby ranges and haven't been checked against a source yet.
