FREE DELIVERY ON ORDERS OVER $199*
03 9354 5843

CHAMPSOCHROMIS SPILORHYNCHUS

by Jannie Hoang

Keeping Snapshot

Difficulty: Intermediate
Max Growth Size: 35 cm
Temperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids

 

Preferred Water Parameters

Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsius
pH Level: 7.5 - 8.5
General Hardness: Hard

 

Range

Africa: Lake Malawi

 

Reproduction

Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.

 

Feeding

Carnivorous. Piscivorous, feeding mainly on small fish. Frozen and dry foods.

 

Additional Comments

Streamlined fish predator, best kept in a large tank with some hiding places and plenty of open swimming space. Males are much more colourful when mature.

 

CHECK COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SPECIES

by Jannie Hoang