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Altolamprologus calvus

Aquarist: swells

Species: Altolamprologus calvus

Description

African cichlid from Lake Tanganyika. Known for it's compressed body. Feeds on small fish in narrow spaces between rocks.

Category:   Cichlids

Global Region:   Africa

Distribution:   Lake Tanganyika

 

Aquarist Notes

Collection Point:   Unknown

Genetic Line:   Aquarium Strain

Line Traits:   Body shape is very distinct among cichlids

Year Acquired:   2016

I purchased three juveniles in either late 2015 or early 2016. Though too young to sex at the time, I think I ended up with two males and a female. I kept them in a 75g Tang community tank with some smaller cichlids. I never got them to spawn. The two males got into a vicious spat one time, with one ending up with a mangled lower jaw. It died several weeks later. I lost the female in 2022, I think. I still have the lone male and in the same tank.