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LAKE TANGANYIKA CICHLID
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THE FISH
L. ocellatus
Lamprologus ocellatus
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These fish are among the easiest of all Lake Tanganyika cichlids to raise and can even be kept in small aquariums. Be sure to provide a sufficient number of empty snail shells plus rather soft bottom material, as these fish bury the shells, leaving just the entrance open. Home, sweet home! They will defend their small territory even against fish twice their own size; and if that doesn't work, they will disappear into their snail shell, and that's that! These fish are a real pleasure in the aquarium as they are not at all shy. In fact, they are usually the most curious and impudent fish in a L.T. aquarium, although they are the smallest ones. A frontal look into their mouths would be frightening if they were larger. They have teeth Count Dracula would be proud of!
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The males can grow to 2 and a half inches, while the females only grow to one and a half inches.
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See recommended sera Foods below,
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FOOD
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The sex of young specimens is not distinguishable. In adult fish, the male is larger than the female.
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| BREEDING |
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These fish breed in snail shells. (The shells from edible snails make an excellent choice)
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The Fish
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