Lamprologus Multifasciatus
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
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One of the world's smallest cichlids, endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It lives in colonies on snail-shell beds, each fish with its own shell where it hides and spawns, and vigorously defends a tiny territory around it. It eats plankton. The male is larger than the female.
- Scientific name
- Neolamprologus multifasciatus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Lamprologus multifasciatus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.5 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Planktivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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