Ocellated Shell-dweller
Lamprologus kungweensis
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A cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika that reaches 8 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Lamprologus kungweensis
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Lamprologus ocellatus, Lamprologus signatus, Neolamprologus kungweensis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 75 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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