Boulenger's Cichlid (Neolamprologus boulengeri)
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Boulenger's Cichlid
Boulenger's Cichlid
Neolamprologus boulengeri
57 Litres (15 US G.)
5.1-7.6cm (2-3 ")
Freshwater
7.5 - 8.5
24 -26 °C (75.2-78.8°F)
6-10 °d
1:1 M:F
3-5 years
Family
Cichlidae
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Origin
- Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
General care
- Setup the aquarium with plenty of rocks, and visual barriers to help mitigate territorial disputes. Keep in groups of 4+ . A large aquarium (15 gallons<) is usually required for a group of 4-5. If a group is well aquatinted, and have been kept in smaller aquariums (i.e a shop tank) without any trouble, one could keep a quartet in an aquarium of around 10 gallons (with some clever aqua scaling and aquarium design. However, this is an exception rather than a rule, so ideally shoot for 20 gallons.
Feeding
- Tank bred specimens readily accept frozen, live or pellet foods. Life foods are ideal, however not entirely necessary. Good live foods include bloodworms, tubifex and artemia (brine shrimp).
Sexing
- Females are smaller than the males.
Pictures
External links
- Fishbase (Mirrors:
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