Chalinochromis N'dobhoi

Thank you Cichlid Press and Ad Konings for allowing me to use your pictures.

This is a very nice looking fish with a broken pattern of Horizontal lines the look like squares have been painted on.  This is a rock dwelling species that can be aggressive towards it own kind and should be kept is groups of about 6 or so fish.  When a pair forms then remove the other fish so you don't end up with dead fish.  Rockscaped aquarium without a sandy bottom is preferable.  Apart from forming pairs this species is normally solitary as an adult and will show a high level of aggression to adults con specifics.  The fish readily accept a variety of aquarium foods. I order 6 of these fish from Wet Thumb Aquatics (see links page) they arrived on 05/12/2000 and where about 1.5" long and all doing great.

Tank size:  80 gallon long
Tank Temp:  78 to 82
Tank pH:  8.0
Adult size: 6.5" (16.5 cm)

Breeding information:
Substrate spawner, Prefers to lay its eggs and brood its young in caves.  Care should be taken to pile up rocks to form caves in a breeding setup and/or use artificially manufactured caves.
(NOTE: This is a new species of fish to me, I do have Chalinochromis Brichardi which are about the same in most ways other than pattern.  The information on this page was gotten from several sources.  I will replace the information as I learn more about the fish.)

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