Masked Julie (Julidochromis transcriptus)

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Masked Julie

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Masked Julie "Korosha Yellow"

Julidochromis transcriptus

Difficulty

Moderate

Min. Tank Size

208 Litres (55 US G.)

Size

6-7 cm (2.4-2.8")

sg

Freshwater

pH

8.5 - 9.2

Temp.

22 -25 °C (71.6-77°F)

Water Hardness

8-15 °d

Stocking Ratio

1:1 M:F

Availability

Uncommon

Diet

Omnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods

Life Span

5-8 years

Habitat

Lake Tanganyika

Family

Cichlidae




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Diet

This genus is omnivorous. In nature they eat crustaceans, insect larvae and molluscs. They will ingest grains of sand, diatoms and filament algae. When in the aquarium they will readily eat mysis shrimp, mosquito larvae, daphnia, plankton and high quality flakes and pellets

Pictures

  • Julidochromis transcriptus-4535.jpg

  • "Kalemie"

External links

  • Fishbase (Mirrors:
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