Popular shell dweller endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Well established in the hobby as 'blue' or 'gold' strains which originate from different locales within the lake.
Category: Cichlids
Global Region: Africa
Distribution: Lake Tanganyika
Genetic Line: Aquarium Strain
Year Acquired: 2024
I kept this fish years ago (early 2000s and again in 2020). I got a spawn out of the first batch I had. I kept them with a group of Julidochromis transcriptus in a 40g breeder, which I got to spawn at the same time. I had no luck with the 2nd batch from 2020 and, in fact, these fish did not last long and not sure why.
Species Spawned: Yes
Have Reared Fry? Yes