Dwarf green pike cichlid
Crenicichla compressiceps
- Tank length
- 26 cm10 in
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C73–82 °F
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Adult size
- 6.5 cm2.6 in
- Lifespan
- 5–8 yrs
Will eat any fish it can swallow and defends caves hard; pair it only with robust, deep-bodied midwater fish.Will eat any fish it can swallow and defends caves hard; pair it only with robust, deep-bodied midwater fish.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Acei cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Assassin snailDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Assassin snailDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Assassin snail
- Brevis shell dweller
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Caudopunctatus
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Celestial pearl danioDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Celestial pearl danioDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Celestial pearl danio
Ember tetraDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Ember tetraDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Ember tetra
Glowlight tetraDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Glowlight tetraDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Glowlight tetra
- Horned nerite snail
Dwarf green pike cichlid may eat Horned nerite snailDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Horned nerite snail
- Kubotai rasbora
Dwarf green pike cichlid may eat Kubotai rasboraDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Kubotai rasbora
Lambchop rasboraDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Lambchop rasboraDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Lambchop rasbora
- Malaysian trumpet snail
Dwarf green pike cichlid may eat Malaysian trumpet snailDwarf green pike cichlid may eat Malaysian trumpet snail
- Multies
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 23–28 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 6–7.5 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 1–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Rio Tocantins, Brazil | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | predatory | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | carnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 5–8 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 12 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |