Smallscale Cyprichromis
Cyprichromis microlepidotus
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A sardine cichlid from northern Lake Tanganyika that lives in open-water schools feeding on plankton. Males defend territories in midwater, and the female mouthbroods the eggs.
- Scientific name
- Cyprichromis microlepidotus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Limnochromis microlepidotus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 7.8–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Planktivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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