Neolamprologus tretocephalus
Common Names: | Five Bar Cichlid Poor Mans Frontosa Tret |
Synonyms: | Lamprologus tretocephalus |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Category: | Cichlids |
Distribution: | Africa; Lake Tanganyika - from the northern half of the lake. |
Main Ecosystem: | Rift Lake; Rift Lake |
Temperament: | Territorial; Generally males defend territory, swimming around and over the spawning site while females care about fry. Very Aggressive when breeding. |
Diet: | Carnivore; Carnivore |
Care: | Thrives on a good flake food diet, supplemented with quality pellets and frozen foods. Requires clean, hard, and alkaline water. Provide a rocky tank, with a sand substrata. As with any tank provide efficient filtration. Not for the community tank, keep with similar sized and temperamented Tanganyikan cichlids. |
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Potential Size: | Male: 15cm (5.9") Female: 15cm (5.9") |
Water Region: | Middle, Bottom; Middle-Bottom |
Activity: | Diurnal; Diurnal |
Gender: | Can be easily distinguished from N. sexfasciatus by counting the black vertical stripes along the body, which are 5 in the first and 6 in the other. The male is much heavier about the head and "shoulder" (pectoral) region, |
Breeding: | Cave spawner, egg la |
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Main Colours: | Black, White, Blue |
Markings: | Striped Vertical |
Mouth: | Normal |
Tail: | Convex |
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Image Credit: | ;Wingless Dragon |
Submitted By: | Wingless Dragon |
Contributors: | renegade545 |
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