DEMASONI CICHLID – PSEUDOTROPHEUS DEMASONI

DEMASONI CICHLID – PSEUDOTROPHEUS DEMASONI Their striking blue and black bands make them stand out amongst most cichlids. Living out of the rocks in an aquarium, they are territorial by nature but generally a really good addition to the African cichlid aquarium setup.

• Difficulty:Intermediate
• Max Growth Size:11cm
• Temperament:Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids
• Preferred Water Parameters:
• Temperature:23-27 degrees celsius
• pH Level: 7.5-8.5
• General Hardness: Hard
• Range: Africa: Lake Malawi
• Diet: Omivorours.  but does better with vegetables. Should not have too much protein and should have no fat. African cichlid flake or pellt foods are good as a staple, but the diet should be supplimented with fresh green vegetables such as spinach, romaine lettuce, peas or zucchi
• Reproduction: Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised A very popular and sort after cichlid slightly smaller variety of Mbuna is the pocket rocket