Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Cyprichromis microlepidotus
Cyprichromis microlepidotus
Photo: Rufus46 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.8–9
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 10 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika (north)
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.8 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- middle – top
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 10
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- carnivore (zooplankton)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Males are blue with dark bands and a yellow tail. An open-water schooling fish.
