Sulfur-Crested Lithobates ( Otopharynx lithobates ) 7 cm

Difficulty:Intermediate Max Growth Size: 10-15 cm 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: Carnivorous.  Carnivorous. Dry foods 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 with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.    Otopharynx species are generally not very aggressive. However, they will bully their own kind, especially other males. Keep them somewhat crowded and provide plenty of hiding places to minimise aggression. Rarely suffers from any diseases but is susceptible to bloat. Maintain clean water, stress-free conditions and feed a good quality food such as New Life Spectrum to avoid bloat issues. An occasional light feeding of brineshrimp is fine but unneccesary if feeding a good quality prepared food. Avoid housing Otopharynxwith overly aggressive species such as Mbuna