- Common Name(s)
- Compressed Cichlid
- Scientific Name
- Altolamprologus compressiceps
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika, Africa
- Temperament
- Mildly Aggressive
- Maximum Size
- 6 inches
- Minimum Tank Size
- 40 US gallons
- Tank Setup
- Provide a sandy substrate with lots of rock formations.
- Tank Region
- Middle-bottom
- Diet
- They are carnivorous, feed live/frozen foods such as bloodworms, brine shrimp and tubifex. They will also usually accept dried foods.
- Breeding
- They are substrate spawners. The female will lay up to 300 eggs in a cave that only she can fit in and the male will the fertilize the eggs. The female will then guard the eggs and fry.
- Compatibility
- Keep with tankmates of a similar size.
- Ease of Keeping
- Moderate
- Care
- pH: 8.0-9.0, Temperature: 75.2-82.4 degrees Fahrenheit
They can live for 8-10 years.
By The original uploader was MidgleyDJ at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1884798
By The original uploader was MidgleyDJ at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1884798