Boulenger's Shell-dweller
Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri
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A shell-dwelling cichlid from Lake Tanganyika. The pair digs a pit in the sand, where the female lives inside snail shells. It reaches about 6 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Julidochromis boulengeri, Lamprologus boulengeri, Lamprologus hecqui, Lamprologus kiritvaithai, Neolamprologus boulengeri, Neolamprologus hecqui, Neolamprologus kiritvaithai
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–26 °C
- pH
- 7.5–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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