African Cichlids
Altolamprologus calvus
Altolamprologus calvus
Photo: Mr. Glenn Barrett · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–9
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (predator of fry)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; the female lays eggs inside shells or crevices
Notes: Very tall, laterally compressed body that allows it to squeeze into crevices in search of fry. It grows slowly. Its scales are hard and protect it from attacks.
