Kenyi

Common Name
Kenyi
Other Common Names
None
Scientific Name
Pseudothropheus lombardoi
Family
Cichlidae
Community
African
Class
African
Temperature
78ºF
Swimming Range
Middle-Bottom
Adult Length
4-5 inches
Feeding Habits
Fresh spinach, peas, zucchini and lettuce. Live blood worms, crickets, brine shrimp, mealworms, glass worms and tubifex worms. Frozen beef heart, hi-pro, daphnia, glass worms, blood worms, plankton, brine shrimp and glass worms. Freeze dried and tablet foods also accepted.
Compatibility
A peaceful and territorial species that will mix well in an African Cichlid Community. Synodontis Catfish will make a great addition to the community as bottom feeders.
Habitat
Lake Malawi Africa: Densely decorate with rocks, clay pots and driftwood. Java Fern and Java Moss are the best live plants for decoration, as they will not be demolished by the cichlids.
Breeding
Males are yellow in color and the females are blue.
Additional Comments
African Cichlids are very popular with fish hobbyists because of their interesting breeding habits and their bright color patterns.

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