Calvus "Nangu"
I currently have 3 of these very nice looking fish. I really like the shape of the body and head of the Altolamprologus genius. I got these fish via Wet Thumb Aquatics through a local store. I hope to get a few more of these little guys before to long as I really want to get a pair and raise some fry.
Tank: 75 gallon community
Temp: 78 to 82
pH: 8.0
Adult size: 6" or ( 15 cm) for the male & 4" or ( 10 cm)
for the female
Breeding information:
Substrate spawner. Female will select a spawning site, usually a small
cave or recess in a rock too small for the male to enter. As the
female lays her eggs, the male will lie over the opening of the spawning
site and release his sperm to fertilize the eggs. The perimeter of
the spawning site is vigorously defended by the male, while the female
remains with the eggs until the young become free swimming. Upon
becoming free swimming, the juvenile should be fed live baby brine shrimp.
Spawns may number up to 300 eggs. It is hard to tell the males from
the females in this species of Cichlid. There are two ways of telling
Male from Female. The male is larger and has a taller Dorsal fin
when adults. The other way is Venting, see the link below for information
on that.
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