Fairy cichlid
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Cichlids · NeolamprologusLC
- 23–26°C
- pH 8–9!
- Gentle
- 4 in
- Mid
- Meat
- Territorial!
- 2+ group
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Fairy cichlid
Neolamprologus brichardi
Northern Lake Tanganyika: rocky shores of Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, 5-25 m · lake
- Temperature
- 23–26°C
- pH
- 8–9
- Adult size
- 4 in · 9 cm
- Flow
- Gentle
- Swims
- Mid-water
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- 2+
- Status in the wild
- Least concern
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
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Photo: FakirNL, CC BY-SA 4.0