Gold Sexfasciatus Cichlid

General information

Neonlamprologus sexfasciatus has an elongated gold, silver or white body with six dark vertical stripes and their fins have a blue lining, they can reach 6 inches. To keep these fish in captivity, water pH should be between 8.5 and 9.2, and the water temperature should range from 73.4ºF to 78.8ºF. The tank should have a sandy or small gravel substrate, caves, rocks and driftwood. This species is highly aggressive, and it is advisable to be kept in a species only tank, however, it can be kept in a Cichlid tank as long as the tankmates have the same size and attitude. These fish are extremely aggressive towards its kind and shouldn’t be kept in groups, however, keeping a pair can work.

This species is carnivorous. It can be fed with bloodworms, shrimp and carnivore dried foods.

Males are larger than females.

This species loses its stripes while spawning. It forms a monogamous pair which spawns in caves they excavated themselves. The female lays her eggs and the male fertilizes them. Free swimming fry can be fed with newly hatch brine shrimp. The male defends the area and the young and can even become aggressive towards the female.

This species can be found in the rocky waters of Lake Tanganyika, Africa.