Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
Photo: Guérin Nicolas ( messages ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–9
- Minimum tank250 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika (south)
- Size
- 15 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 250 L
- Diet
- carnivorous (snails)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; breeds in caves
Notes: Six dark bands on a blue or gold background, depending on the location. Feeds on snails in the wild.
