Cichlids · Aulonocara
Flametail peacock
Aulonocara stuartgranti · Lake Malawi: along the coast between Ngara and Chizi Point; 'flametail' form from Ngara, Malawi
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
Water temperature
23–29 °C 73–84 °F
pH
7.5–9 hard, alkaline water
Adult size
13 cm 5.1 in
Swims ≈
Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves
Keep together
5 or more a shoal feels safe
Current ≈
Gentle a steady gentle flow
Food
Meaty foods
Temperament ≈
Semi-aggressive
Where it comes from
Home water
Lake Malawi: along the coast between Ngara and Chizi Point; 'flametail' form from Ngara, Malawi
Lives in lake habitat.
Shaded: the countries it comes from. Map: Natural Earth.
Tank mates
Checked against a roomy 300 L planted tank with moderate flow and plenty of caves. Your own tank may change the answer: try it in Your tanks.
Good together
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Candy stripe L015
Plecos · 10 cm · bottom -
Zebra L046
Plecos · 8 cm · bottom -
Amano shrimp
Shrimp & snails · 5 cm · bottom -
Boeseman's rainbowfish
Rainbowfish · 10 cm · mid-water -
Bolivian ram
Cichlids · 8 cm · bottom -
Bronze corydoras
Corydoras · 7 cm · bottom -
Cardinal tetra
Tetras · 4 cm · mid-water -
Celestial pearl danio
Rasboras & danios · 2.5 cm · mid-water
Keep apart
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Need a different pH and small enough to be eaten
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Small enough to be eaten
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Aggressive and will eat the flametail peacock
In the hobby
Where to find it
No store or breeder we know of has it right now.
Run a store? List the fish you usually have. Breed fish? List your fry.
Tanks with this fish
No shared tanks have this fish yet. Share yours from Your tanks.
From keepers
Notes appear here when a keeper shares a tank with this fish and writes about it.
Questions keepers ask
How big does a Flametail peacock get?
About 13 cm (5.1 in) as an adult.
What temperature does a Flametail peacock need?
23–29 °C (73–84 °F).
What pH does a Flametail peacock need?
pH 7.5–9.
Does a Flametail peacock need to be kept in a group?
Yes. Keep at least 5.
Is the Flametail peacock aggressive?
It can be. It is semi-aggressive, so choose tank mates carefully.
What does a Flametail peacock eat?
Feed meaty foods: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and quality sinking pellets.
Where does the Flametail peacock come from?
Lake Malawi: along the coast between Ngara and Chizi Point; 'flametail' form from Ngara, Malawi.
What fish can live with a Flametail peacock?
Good tank mates include Candy stripe (L015), Zebra (L046), Amano shrimp, Boeseman's rainbowfish, Bolivian ram.
All the numbers
| Temperature min (°C) | 23 | Sourced |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature max (°C) | 29 | Sourced |
| pH min | 7.5 | Sourced |
| pH max | 9 | Sourced |
| Adult size (cm) | 13 | Sourced |
| Flow | Moderate | Estimate |
| Swim level (top / middle / bottom) | bottom | Estimate |
| Habitat | lake | Sourced |
| Smallest happy group | 5 | Sourced |
| Temperament | Semi-aggressive | Estimate |
| Diet | Carnivore | Sourced |
| Behaviour tags | eats_small_fish,hard_water | Estimate |
Some values are estimates from typical hobby ranges and haven't been checked against a source yet.
