Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Neolamprologus tretocephalus
Neolamprologus tretocephalus
Photo: Chrumps · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–9
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- 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
- bottom – middle
- Behavior
- aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- carnivorous (snails and crustaceans)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; breeds in caves
Notes: Five vertical black stripes on a bluish background. It resembles a small frontosa, but is much more aggressive.
