Ocellatus shell-dweller
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Cichlids · LamprologusLC
- 23–27°C
- pH 7.5–9!
- Calm
- 2.4 in
- Bottom
- Meat
- Territorial!
- 2+ group
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Ocellatus shell-dweller
Lamprologus ocellatus
Lake Tanganyika: shell-strewn sand with scattered rocks, usually 6-12 m · lake
- Temperature
- 23–27°C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- Adult size
- 2.4 in · 6 cm
- Flow
- Calm
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- 2+
- Status in the wild
- Least concern
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
savethelittlefish.org/species/ocellatus-shell-dweller/
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, CC BY-SA 4.0