Cichlid – Attenuatus (Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus) 4cm

Attenuatus Cichlid

he species of the genus Lepidiolamprologus belong with about 15 cm final length to the largest representatives of the Lamprologus relationship in Lake Tanganyika. They are predatory animals that like to feed on small fish. Like so many predators, they are remarkably peaceful toward fish that do not serve as food.

In the lake, Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus inhabits areas with sandy bottoms; it builds craters in which it spawns. However, the species does not spawn in the sand itself, but on small stones or shells found in the crater, because all Lamprologus relatives are adhesive spawners that must attach their eggs somewhere. Both parents guard the fry together. At breeding time they get black pelvic fins, as can be seen well in the animals on the pictures, which came in breeding mood in the photo tank.

• Species – Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus
• Common Name – Attenusatus Cichlid
  
• Origin – Lake Tanganyika in Africa
• Diet – Carnivore
• PH Range – 7.8 – 9
• Temperature – Tropical 26°c – 27°c
• Breed Type – Egg Layer
• Maximum Size – approximately 15cm
• Sex – Un-sexed