Masked julie
Julidochromis transcriptus
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The masked julie lives among the rocks of northwestern Lake Tanganyika. It eats small invertebrates and zooplankton. It reaches about 7 centimetres and is territorial.
- Scientific name
- Julidochromis transcriptus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- pH
- 8.5–9.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–14 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.5 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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