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(Other members of the genus Papiliochromis)
ADULT SIZE: 8 cm
WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical
TEMPERATURE RANGE: 22-27 C
FOOD: Feed Papiliochromis altispinosus live and dried foods
DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Bolivia, Brazil
AQUARIUM CARE: An aquarium for these species should be well planted and include caves. This species is acceptable in a community tank with no overly sensitive species. P. altispinosus is less demanding than the more widely known ram P. ramirezi
BREEDING: This species usually spawns on a flat surface laying several hundred eggs.
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Other members of the genus Papiliochromis
Other cichlid species
The red-finned ram does fine in a community setting
Red finned Ram
BREEDING: This species usually spawns on a flat surface laying several hundred eggs.
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Sorry no records.
Cichlids? There are estimated to be over 2000 different Cichlid species in the wild, of all sizes, shapes and colours. Many require very specialist conditions such as those coming from the sandy/rocky waters of Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika. Others, such as the Apistogramma dwarf cichlids from the Amazon basin require softer water and a well-planted tank. In general cichlids do not make good community fish as they can get quite aggressive, especially when spawning - but a specialist cichlid tank is certainly a sight to behold, and can be very rewarding for the more experienced aquarist
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