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Name
Scientific name
Chromidotilapia guntheri
Described by
Authority Sauvage, Year 1882, Bracketed
Family
Cichlidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 7 credited
Summary
Chromidotilapia guntheri is a mouthbrooding cichlid from coastal drainages of western Africa between Liberia and Cameroon, plus the Niger a…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
150mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 24–27°C, pH 6–8
Hardness
1–15dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A pair
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, Benue, Cross, Niger, Saint John
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Described from Assinie-Mafia in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), western Africa but currently accepted to be extensively distributed in coastal river…
Habitat
Almost exclusively inhabits lowland environments including coastal floodplains, savannahs and forested regions where it apparently prefers calmer habitats with…
Aquarium size
Minimum base dimensions of at least 120 ∗ 30 cm for a single pair are recommended.
Maintenance
Ideally a soft, sandy substrate should be used in order that the fish are able to browse naturally (see 'Diet'). Additional furnishings are as much a case of p…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Chromidotilapia spp. are benthophagous omnivores by nature feeding on small invertebrates, algae, organic detritus, shrimp eggs, etc.. They often employ a brow…
Behaviour and compatibility
Can be maintained in a community provided tankmates are properly researched and chosen with care. Peaceful, pelagic characids and cyprinids represent ideal cho…
Sexual dimorphism
Apart from the difference in adult size the first pectoral fin ray in males is more extended than in females. When in spawning condition females exhibit a redd…
Reproduction
Biparental, paternal, substrate-spawning, ovophilic mouthbrooder. The male collects the entire brood in his mouth immediately post-fertilisation and solely res…
Notes
Given the extent of its range this species unsurprisingly occurs in a number of geographic forms with populations from Cameroon tending to exhibit a number of …
References
References
3 on this profile