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(Other members of the genus Copadichromis)
ADULT SIZE: 16 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-27 C
FOOD: Feed Copadichromis borleyi live and dried foods
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Lake Malawi
AQUARIUM CARE: An attractive cichlid from Lake Malawi; males are larger, far more colourful, and with long ventral fins with egg spots. Females are darker, almost black. It inhabits the rocky shore area of the lake, feeding on shimps and other invertebrates in open water. Flake and pellet foods are happily accepted in the aquarium, as are live foods, bloodworms etc. Commonly seen variants include the "red fin" and "gold fin"
Like all cichlids, Copadichromis borleyi can get aggressive; a species for the dedicated Lake Malawi tank only.
More about setting up a typical Malawi cichlid tank here.
BREEDING: A maternally mouthbrooder. Males select a spawning territory on a area of rock. Young will thrive on newly hatched artemia
Have you bred Copadichromis borleyi? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Copadichromis borleyi breeding reports
Other members of the genus Copadichromis
Other cichlid species
Other species from Lake Malawi
A young pair of Copadichromis borleyi. The male (top) will develop far more intense colours: a yellow/orange body with a blue head, whilst the female (below) can be almost black
A female Copadichromis borleyi. from Kadango, Malawi
BREEDING: A maternally mouthbrooder. Males select a spawning territory on a area of rock. Young will thrive on newly hatched artemia
Have you bred Copadichromis borleyi? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?
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Should I get rid of snails? Snails in the aquarium can be very useful. Many fishkeepers tend to overfeed a little, and this extra food sinks to the bottom and decays, polluting the aquarium water. Snails will happily come and eat up the left overs though - if you have an outbreak of snails you are most likely overfeeding your fish! If you really do want to remove snails, fish like the clown loach, and several puffers will eat them - but do make sure they are compatible with the other fish in your tank
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