Species Care
CYATHOPHARYNX FURCIFER MGARA
Cyathopharynx furcifer
Keeping Snapshot:
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Max Growth Size: 22 cm
- Temperament: Territorial, particularly males.
- Check compatibility with other species here
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Preferred Water Parameters:
- Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsius
- pH Level: 7.8-9.0
- General Hardness: Hard
Range: Africa: Lake Tanganyika
Reproduction: Mouthbrooder, females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming.
Feeding: Carnivorous. Eats all normal foods.
Additional Comments: Part of a group of species known as Featherfins, this is a large species with many geographic variations. Keep in a group in a very large aquarium with large amounts of find sand (2mm or smaller) for the males to construct their sand castle nests. Males start to mature and colour up at 10-12cm.
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