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Demasoni cichlid
Chindongo demasoni
7.5 cm
Adult size
250 L
Minimum volume
10
Minimum group
5 years
Lifespan
Water parameters
Understand these values- Genus
- Chindongo
- Diet
- herbivore, algae eater
- Social life
- small group
In the wild
Overview
This blue-striped dwarf mbuna, described only in 1994 by Ad Konings, was long placed in the genus Pseudotropheus. Listed as vulnerable, it lives at a single rocky site. It often presses its body against the rocks, even swimming on its side.
- Scientific name
- Chindongo demasoni (Konings, 1994)
- Classification
- Cichliformes › Cichlidae
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
Natural habitat
Lake Malawi: Pombo Rocks, Tanzanian coast
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Rivers and lakes
It lives only around the Pombo Rocks, often in shallow water near the tops of the rocks, and rarely ventures into open water.
Behaviour
One of the most aggressive and territorial mbuna, which readily attacks much larger fish. It is kept in a large group, in a deliberately crowded tank, with other robust mbuna of different patterns, never with Aulonocara or Utaka. Its diet should be mainly plant-based (spirulina, spinach, nori), with no red meat. For experienced hobbyists only.
Sources:FishBase Seriously Fish GBIF · Base map: Natural Earth