Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Enantiopus melanogenys
Enantiopus melanogenys
Also called: Xenotilapia melanogenys
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.8–9
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size13 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 13 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.8 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- carnivore (sifts through the sand)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding; males dig nests in the sand
Notes: Males in breeding season display vivid blue and yellow hues. A very shy sandfish that lives in large groups.
