Living stone
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Scientific Name: Nimbochromis livingstonii Price: Upon Request Origin: Lake Malawi Family: Cichlidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Livingstonii, Livingstonis Nimbochromis, Marbled Livingstons Hap, Haplochromis livingstoni |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 25 - 29 ℃
pH: 7.8 - 8.2
GH: 20 - 24
Max size: 30 cm
Min Tank size: 400 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
This predator is rather peaceful to species of their own kind. You should keep one male together with several females. The aquarium should be set up with rocks and stones that form crevices and caves on the sides and background. You should leave enough free swimming space. You can use some plants such as Valliseria for decoration as well. A territory is made. The substrate should be sandy. You should not keep them together with fishes that are too small, because they will eat them. When the is hunting he will lay completely on its side, pretending to be dead, and patiently waits for small fish to come within range. Then, when it is ready, it leaps up from the sand, devouring its prey.
Food
You should giver them live food such as small fish. Mosquito larvae, earthworms and beef heart are eaten as well. A part of the food should be vegetable such as lettuce and spinach.
Breeding
Breeding is easy. They are moutbreeders. At higher temperatures up to 100 eggs are incubated.
Compatible with
Other robust Haplochromis species of similar size.
Note
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