Species Care

CYNOTILAPIA AFRA COBWE

Cynotilapia afra

Keeping Snapshot:
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  • 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. Dry foods and frozen foods.

Additional Comments: Afra are a popular rock-dwelling Cichlid, they naturally occur in many colour form - the Yellow Afra at Cobwe is one of the prettiest variants. Very active, provide plenty of rocky hiding places.

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