Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Simochromis
Simochromis diagramma
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8–9
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 20 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.0 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male with several females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- herbivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Greenish body with rows of dark spots. A rock-dwelling herbivore, related to the Tropheus genus.
