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Scientific name: Taeniochromis holotaenia |
| Trade
name: Taeniochromis holotaenia |
| Natural
habitat: Sandy environments |
| Food in
the lake: Juvenile cichlids. |
| Food in
the aquarium: A mix of quality pellets, flakes, krill, artemia, etc fed
sparingly. Fish meat can also be fed, as this cichlids is a piscivore. No
mammal meat! |
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Behaviour in my aquarium: Doesn't harrass other cichlids. He constantly
chases the other Taeniochromis male, what's absolutely normal with Malawi
cichlids. No breeding attempts are observed yet. |
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Tankmates: Mid sized to large Haps. Preferrably no mbuna. |
| Maximum size:
Can vary quite a bit depending on water quality and food amount. Grows to
about 25 cm. |
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Aquarium: At least a tank of >500L with a sufficient amount of
big rocks and caves. A sand bottom, pH between 7.5 - 8.5, temperature about
25°C |
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Taeniochromis holotaenia in my aquarium
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Personal notes:
This Malawi Hap that used to be relatively rare and
expensive, is not very spectacular in my opinion. There is nothing special
about it's behaviour or hunting techniques, and apart from the yellow fins,
there doesn't seem to be any visually attractive aspect on my dark coloured
male. Despite the fact that they're already in my tank for over a year,
there still are no breeding attempts noticed.
The female in my aquarium
My "black monster" with fins stretched and
mouth wide open!
Text and photos by MCH
(Frank Panis) |
