Nimbochromis livingstonii 5 cm

Difficulty:Intermediate Max Growth Size: 35 cm Temperament:Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids Preferred Water Parameters: Temperature:23-27 degrees celsius pH Level: 7.5-8.8 General Hardness: Hard Range: Africa: Lake Malawi Diet: Carnivor feed good quality pallets, and frozen foods 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  Both genders of this species are attractively coloured but males take on a lot more blue colouration with age. Males turn almost entirely blue when in breeding dress. In the wild, Livingstonii have been observed using ambush hunting techniques to catch small fish; They partially bury themselves in the substrate, where they will remain motionless until prey swims within striking range