Chitande aulonocara
Aulonocara ethelwynnae
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A peacock cichlid endemic to northwestern Lake Malawi, near Chitande Island, from mixed rock and sand areas where it eats bottom invertebrates. Territorial males stay in deeper water; females in the shallows. The female mouthbroods the eggs.
- Scientific name
- Aulonocara ethelwynnae
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Aulonocara ethlewynnae
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 7.4–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 182 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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