Boulenger's Cichlid (Neolamprologus boulengeri)

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Boulenger's Cichlid

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Boulenger's Cichlid

Neolamprologus boulengeri

57 Litres (15 US G.)

5.1-7.6cm (2-3 ")

sg

Freshwater

pH

7.5 - 8.5

24 -26 °C (75.2-78.8°F)

6-10 °d

1:1 M:F

Omnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods
Other (See article)

3-5 years

Family

Cichlidae






Origin[edit]

Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.

General care[edit]

Setup the aquarium with plenty of rocks, and visual barriers to help mitigate territorial disputes. Keep in groups of 4+ . A large aquarium (15 gallons<) is usually required for a group of 4-5. If a group is well aquatinted, and have been kept in smaller aquariums (i.e a shop tank) without any trouble, one could keep a quartet in an aquarium of around 10 gallons (with some clever aqua scaling and aquarium design. However, this is an exception rather than a rule, so ideally shoot for 20 gallons.

Feeding[edit]

Tank bred specimens readily accept frozen, live or pellet foods. Life foods are ideal, however not entirely necessary. Good live foods include bloodworms, tubifex and artemia (brine shrimp).

Sexing[edit]

Females are smaller than the males.

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