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Peacock Cichlid
Aulonocara spp.
Family: Cichlidae
📍 Lake Malawi, Africa
Peacock cichlids are among the most colourful freshwater fish, with males displaying brilliant blues, yellows, and reds. They are relatively peaceful for cichlids and suited to species tanks or Malawi community setups with similar temperament fish.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Carnivore – cichlid pellets, sinking foods, frozen brine shrimp, daphnia
- lifespan
- 5–8 years
- max size
- 15 cm (6 in)
- tank size
- 55 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Peaceful for cichlids; males territorial with each other
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Water it likes
- ph
- 7.8–8.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 12–25 dGH
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
72°F — 77°F seasonal range · (Jun low, Feb high)