Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Variabilichromis moorii
Variabilichromis moorii
Photo: Autor desconocido · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.8–9
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika (south)
- Size
- 10 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
- aggressive (very territorial)
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- Omnivorous (algae and small invertebrates)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; breeds in caves
Notes: Velvety black with blue-edged fins; fry are yellow. A pair claims a large portion of the aquarium.
