Slender tail hap
Buccochromis lepturus
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A predatory cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi that hunts juvenile cichlids over sand. Juveniles live near the shore; adults in deeper water.
- Scientific name
- Buccochromis lepturus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Buccochromis gigas, Cyrtocara lepturus, Haplochromis gigas, Haplochromis lepturus, Haplochromis rhoadesii, Paratilapia rhoadesii
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 7.5–8.8
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 40 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 304 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 150 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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