Big-eyed Mouthbrooder
Callochromis macrops
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A cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika that lives in groups over sandy bottoms near rocks, where it feeds. The female mouthbroods the eggs.
- Scientific name
- Callochromis macrops
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Callochromis macrops macrops, Paratilapia macrops, Pelmatochromis macrops, Pelmatochromis xenotilapiaformis, Tylochromis macrophthalmus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 7.8–9.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–30 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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