Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Spathodus
Spathodus erythrodon
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.8–9
- Minimum tank120 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.8 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 120 L
- Diet
- herbivore – omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; biparental mouthbrooding
Notes: A cichlid goby with blue spots on a dark background. It lives in the surf zone; highly oxygenated water.
