Provide sufficient rockwork with multiple hiding places.
One male should be kept with 3–4 females.
Can also be maintained in larger groups (e.g. 3 males with 9 females).
Suitable tank mates include robust algivorous mbuna from the genera
Cynotilapia, Melanochromis, Metriaclima, Pseudotropheus and Tropheops.
Diet:
Herbivorous.
Primarily feeds on algae (Aufwuchs).
Aggression:
Intraspecific aggression can be pronounced.
Generally tolerant toward other species.
Zagotoviti je potrebo dovolj kamenja z mesti za skrivanje. Na enega samca je priporočljivo naseliti 3-4 samice. Lahko pa jih imamo tudi v večjih grupah (npr. 3 samce, 9 samic).
Naselimo jih skupaj z drugimi robustnejšimi algojedimi mbunami iz rodov:Cynotilapia, Melanochromis, Metriaclima, Pseudotropheus, Tropheops...
Hrana:
Rastlinojed. Spada med algojede ostrižnike, ki se v glavnem prehranjuje z algami (Aufwuchs).
Agresivnost:
Znotraj vrste znajo biti agresivni, do preostalih vrst pa so v glavnem tolerantni.
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