Fairy cichlid
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
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A peacock cichlid endemic to southern Lake Malawi, from rocky or mixed rock-and-sand areas, where males occupy small caves.
- Scientific name
- Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Trematocranus jacobfreibergi
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 25–29 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 17 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 432 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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