Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
Photo: HblairH · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.8–9
- Minimum tank250 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.8 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- aggressive (predator)
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 250 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Elongated body covered with golden spots. Predator; preys only on fish of its own size.
