A popular opportunistic shell dweller native to Lake Tanganyika. A red fin variety is well established in the hobby.
Category: Cichlids
Global Region: Africa
Distribution: Lake Tanganyika
Collection Point: Unknown
Genetic Line: Aquarium Strain
Year Acquired: 2024
Just purchased (10-24) a group (7) of juveniles from Dave Schumacher. They're too small to sex, so I have no idea what the ratio is. They're being housed in a custom 45g tank. I have kept and bred this species before.
Species Spawned: Yes
There wasn't anything overly challenging to spawning this fish, though I was only able to get a couple of spawns.
Have Reared Fry? Yes
Fry happily consumed both finely crushed flake and some golden pearls. Juveniles ate mostly small flakes. Didn't keep any fry, but traded them at my LFS.