Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Julidochromis ornatus
Julidochromis ornatus
Photo: Gerardeen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–9
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; breeds in crevices
Notes: Yellow with three horizontal black stripes. Small and a good first species of cichlid from Lake Tanganyika.
