Calvus Cichlid
Altolamprologus calvus
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A cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika with a deep, extremely compressed body that lets it enter narrow cracks between rocks.
- Scientific name
- Altolamprologus calvus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Lamprologus calvus, Lamprologus compressiceps, Neolamprologus calvus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13.8 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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