Astatotilapia burtoni

Burtons Hap — Photo: By (Image: Russell D. Fernald and Sabrina S. Burmeister) - Social Opportunity Produces Brain Changes in Fish. PLoS Biology Vol. 3/11/2005, e390 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030390, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1431648

Burton's Hap

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/astatotilapia-burtoni.html

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1441

This fish is from Africa: Lake Tanganyika. 

Freshwater Mouthbrooding by females. Territorial best kept with other african cichlids.

Size:  15 cm

Community compatible. Will eat smaller fish.

Min. Tank Size 600 litres.

pH 8.0 - 9

Temp. 24 -28 °C

Water Hardness 12 - 16dh

Diet Carnivore Worms, crustaceans, insects and Besides live foods, you should offer various frozen, freeze-dried, and pellet foods.

 

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