African Cichlids
Lamprologus leleupi
Neolamprologus leleupi
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–9
- Minimum tank100 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 10 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 (territorial toward its own species)
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 100 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; lays eggs in crevices, and the pair cares for the clutch
Notes: Uniform, deep orange. Lives among stacked rocks with crevices. Its color is best maintained with a diet rich in carotenoids.
