Fourspine cichlid
Neolamprologus tetracanthus
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A cichlid from Lake Tanganyika, from sandy bottoms. It eats fish, insect larvae and snails, which it sucks out of their shells. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Neolamprologus tetracanthus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Lamprologus brevianalis, Lamprologus marginatus, Lamprologus tetracanthus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–25 °C
- pH
- 7.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 12–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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