Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

Genus:	Chindongo
Biotope:	Intermediate habitat.
Typical adult size:	Approximately 12 cm total length.
Recommended aquarium size:	300 L.
Aquarium setup:	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.

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Fotografija:	© by Christian D'AmØur
Rod:	Chindongo
Biotop:	Vmesno okolje.
Običajna odrasla velikost:	12 cm
Priporočljiva velikost akvarija:	300 L
Ureditev akvarija:	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.

Chindongo sp. 'elongatus masimbwe' Mbamba Islands
Fotografija: © by Christian D'AmØur

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