Melanochromis auratus

Auratus Cichlid femasle — Photo: By Vlad Butsky from San Jose, CA, USA - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1528793

Goldstripe Cichlid, Auratus Cichlid

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Melanochromis-auratus.html

This fish is from Africa: Lake Malawi.. 

Freshwater  Territorial best kept with other african cichlids.

Size:  11 cm

Best kept with similar species.

Min. Tank Size 100 litres.

pH   8.2 - 9.5

Temp. 24 -28 °C

Water Hardness 10 - 30 dh

Diet Omnivore Worms, crustaceans, insects and frozen peas and cichlid algae discs  you should offer various frozen, freeze-dried, and pellet foods.

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