Malawi Cichlids
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank250 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Malawi
- 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
- bottom – middle
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (peaceful outside of breeding season)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male and 3 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 250 L
- Diet
- carnivore (Artemia, mysis, pellets)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: A peacock with dozens of local variants: blue, yellow, or with orange shoulders. It detects buried prey using sensory pores on its head.
