Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Giant Tanganyika Cichlid
Boulengerochromis microlepis
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.8–9
- Minimum tank3000 l
- Adult size80 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 80 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.8 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- aggressive (predator)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 3000 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: The world’s largest cichlid. Interesting because of its size, but not suitable for a home aquarium.
