Lugubria tigrina
Tiger Pike Cichlid
Formerly Crenicichla tigrina
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Quick facts
Difficulty3 of 8 measures
More bars, more demanding. Hardiness is not averaged with the rest.
- Space
- very large tank
- Water
- mild adjustment
- Temp
- steady heat
- Diet
- unknown
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- unknown
- Compatibility
- unknown
Hardiness on its own can raise the rating, whatever the measures above say.
- Hardiness
- unknown
The tiger pike cichlid, Lugubria tigrina, is a pike cichlid known only from the Rio Trombetas in the Brazilian Amazon. It is rarely seen in the UK hobby, and males carry the prominent black spots and stripes behind the common name. Growing to around 30 cm, it can be aggressive towards conspecifics and will eat any fish small enough to be considered food.
Distribution
Known only from the Rio Trombetas in the Brazilian Amazon.
Habitat
Known only from the Rio Trombetas in the Brazilian Amazon.
Aquarium size
180 ∗ 60 ∗ 60 cm72 ∗ 24 ∗ 24 in - ~648 litres~171 US gal
Maintenance
Water conditions
Temperature: 23 – 26 °C73 – 79 °F
pH: 6.0 - 7.0
Hardness: Up to 20°H
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Diet
Feed a varied diet including a good quality cichlid pellet or flake, live or frozen foods such as bloodworm or brineshrimp, meaty foods such as prawn and mussel and vegetable matter in the form of spirulina or algae wafers.
Behaviour and compatibility
Can be aggressive, especially towards conspecifics. may be kept with other large cichlids or as a species only setup. Likely to eat any fish small enough to be considered food - and they have big mouths!
Sexual dimorphism
Male has prominent black spots and stripes (hence the common name)
Reproduction
No reports of breeding in the hobby.
Notes
A strikingly marked species that is rarely seen in the hobby in the UK.
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How the name has changed
Moved from Crenicichla tigrina to Lugubria tigrina.
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Also missing: a recorded distribution, etymology.
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