Black-Chinned Xenotilapia
Xenotilapia melanogenys
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A cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika that lives in large schools over sand, sifting the bottom for tiny crustaceans; it moves into shallower water to breed in colonies. The female mouthbroods the eggs.
- Scientific name
- Xenotilapia melanogenys
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Ectodus longianalis, Ectodus melanogenys, Enantiopus longianalis, Enantiopus melanogenis, Enantiopus melanogenys
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 137 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Minimum group
- 2
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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