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Aristochromis Chrysti
Topic Started: Dec 1 2007, 09:44 PM (754 Views)
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Aristochromis Chrysti

"Malawi Hawk"

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Gender specifics: Dimorphic

Size expectations: 12"

Origin: Lake Malawi (Lakewide distribution)

Habitat: Rocky outcrops where sand merges along the border


Dietary needs: Carnivore / Piscavore

Temperament:Peaceful with anyone larger than its mouth

Minimum tank size: 100G


Water requirements: ph of 7.2-8.2, temperature 74-80 degrees

Breeding requirements:mouth brooder

Notes of interest: These are large colorful and impressive fish. They are slow movers, using the entire length of the tank. They are peaceful as long as the other fish can not fit into the huge mouth these guys sport. As far as diets goes, almost all large meaty food stuffs are taken. And the feeding of pellets as a staple is recommended, as they tend to fatten on a diet of meat material alone. In the wild, their diet consists of mbuna for the most part. So the need for some plant matter introduced with pellet based food will keep them from getting too fat. Breeding is accomplished by the use of a large rock to spawn against. The male will dig a "nest" at the base of the rock and brush the female against it while doing the spawning. Spawns were large in number for me from my pair, numbering in the 20 to 40s. The fry are large and can take the smallest pellets upon release from the mother's mouth. Introduce the food stuffs for the fry into a return from a power filter to stimulate their "hunting" drive, and they will eat voraciously from the start. I recommended removing the fry as soon as they are free swimming as the parents will view the young as free food from the start

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