Malawi Cichlids
Gephyrochromis lawsi
Gephyrochromis lawsi
Photo: Klaus Rudloff · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Malawi (north shore, (mixed backgrounds)
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male with 3 or more females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- Omnivorous (feeds on algae and biofilm; plant-based pellets)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: An unassuming Mbuna, bluish-gray with yellow fins. It lives where rock mixes with sand; it is more peaceful than most members of its group.
