Compressed Cichlid
Altolamprologus compressiceps
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- Scientific name
- Altolamprologus compressiceps
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Haplochromis compressiceps, Lamprologus compressiceps, Neolamprologus compressiceps
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 8–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 7–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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