Egyptian mouth-brooder
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor
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A small cichlid from East Africa, from Egypt to Tanzania, from vegetated streams and ponds. Omnivorous. The female mouthbroods the eggs. It reaches about 8 centimetres. There are two subspecies.
- Scientific name
- Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Chromis multicolor, Haplochromis multicolor, Haplochromis strigigena, Hemihaplochromis multicolor, Paratilapia multicolor, Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor multicolor, Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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