Flavescent peacock
Aulonocara stuartgranti
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A peacock cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, spread along both shores, living where rocks give way to sand and feeding on sand-dwelling invertebrates. The female mouthbroods the eggs.
- Scientific name
- Aulonocara stuartgranti
- Family
- Cichlidae
Part of the hybrids
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–29 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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