Species Care
PEACOCK CICHLID - BLUE
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Keeping Snapshot:
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Max Growth Size: 14 cm
- Temperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids
- Check compatibility with other species here
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Preferred Water Parameters:
- 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: Peacock Cichlids are among some of the most popular of Malawi Cichlids, Stuartgranti is one of the more widely distributed species in the lake and occurs in many geographic colour varieties. Provide plenty of rocky areas for hiding places.
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