Southern mouthbrooder
Pseudocrenilabrus philander
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- Scientific name
- Pseudocrenilabrus philander
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Astatotilapia moffati, Chromis ovalis, Chromis philander, Haplochromis desfontainesii, Haplochromis moffati, Haplochromis moffattii, Haplochromis philander, Haplochromis philander dispersus, Haplochromis philander luebberti, Haplochromis philander philander, Hemihaplochromis philander, Hemihaplochromis philander dispersus, Paratilapia luebberti, Paratilapia moffati, Pseudocrenilabrus natalensis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.5 cm
- Lifespan
- 4.5 years
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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