Malawi Cichlids
Venustus
Nimbochromis venustus
Photo: Lorenzo Tarocchi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank500 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Malawi
- Size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- aggressive (predator of small fish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male and 3 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 500 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Spots like those of a giraffe; males have blue and yellow heads. In the wild, it buries itself and plays dead to hunt.
