Yellow Sand Cichlid
Xenotilapia flavipinnis
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A cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika that schools over sandy bottoms. It reaches 9 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Xenotilapia flavipinnis
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Xenotilapia flavipinnus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 8–9.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 75 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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