Blue neon cichlid
Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
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A cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika that schools above rocky areas and eats zooplankton. The female mouthbroods the eggs. It reaches 11 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Cyprichromis nigripinnis, Limnochromis nigripinnis, Paratilapia nigripinnis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 205 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Planktivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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