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Neolamprologus leleupi
Lemon cichlid
(Poll, 1956)

The brilliantly coloured Lemon cichlid, Neolamprologus leleupi from Lake Tanganyika
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(Other members of the genus Neolamprologus)

ADULT SIZE: 10 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Moderately hard and alkaline

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 25-28 C

FOOD: Feed Neolamprologus leleupi small live-foods and fine grade dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Lake Tanganyika

AQUARIUM CARE: This smallish Tanganyikan cichlid likes a rocky tank, with plenty of places to hide, as is typical of its natural habitat. Although the fish pictured is brilliant yellow, silvery and browny strains also exist. A good varied diet is essential to keep this species looking its best

BREEDING: Another father/mother family cave brooder. The fry should initially be fed with newly hatched artemia nauplii.

Have you bred Neolamprologus leleupi? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Neolamprologus leleupi breeding reports

Neolamprologus leleupi
Lemon cichlid

The brilliantly coloured Lemon cichlid, Neolamprologus leleupi from Lake Tanganyika

A good varied diet is essential to keep this fish lookig its best

Neolamprologus leleupi
Lemon cichlid
breeding notes

BREEDING: Another father/mother family cave brooder. The fry should initially be fed with newly hatched artemia nauplii.

Have you bred Neolamprologus leleupi? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?

This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute - whatever your experience! 1 breeder has filled in a breeding report, a summary of which is shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here. To add details of your experiences of Neolamprologus leleupi, why not fill in a Breeding and maintenance Report.
Would Neolamprologus leleupi be a good addition to a community tank? Never Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish Only with species of similar size Yes, a good community fish	How would you describe the disposition of Neolamprologus leleupi? Very timid Slightly timid Neutral Somewhat aggresive on occasions Very aggressive
In which water conditions do you keep these fish? Very soft and acidic Moderately soft and acidic Neutral Moderately hard and alkaline Very hard and alkaline
What, if any is the biggest difficulty encountered when breeding these fish? Poor egg production Poor egg survival Poor fry survival rate Deformities Skewed sex ratio	How would you describe sex ratios when breeding Neolamprologus leleupi? If you are unsure please leave this question unanswered. Almost all males Somewhat male heavy Roughly equal Somewhat female heavy Almost all females
In general, how difficult is Neolamprologus leleupi to keep and breed? Very easy Easy Average Difficult Very difficult	How sucessful have you been at breeding Neolamprologus leleupi? Very unsucessful Fairly unsucessful Average Fairly sucessful Very sucessful

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