Malawi Cichlids
Aulonocara gertrudae
Aulonocara gertrudae
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank250 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Malawi (off the coasts of Tanzania and Mozambique)
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- medium – low
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male with 3 or more females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 250 L
- Diet
- carnivore (mysis, artemia, pellets)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Blue peacock with yellow-speckled fins. It feeds by detecting prey beneath the sand using the sensory pores on its head; a fine substrate is essential.
