FreshwaterBrackish
Jewel cichlid
Rubricatochromis guttatus
Cichlidae, Pseudocrenilabrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 12 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 53 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Introduced to Austria and Hong Kong SAR China.
More about the species
Description
Eurytopic; found most frequently in association with stands of emergent or submerged aquatic plants; particularly abundant in shallower and quieter stretches of large rivers, in small lateral tributaries of such streams, in oxbow lakes and in swampy habitats; even maintains breeding populations in coastal lagoons; absent from rapids zone of streams or in headwaters flowing through montane forest. Forest-associated species. Pair-bonding, substrate brooders. Aquarium keeping: aggressive species, requires sufficient space to build territories; omnivore; spawns up to 300 eggs which hatch after 2 days, young are free-swimming after 5 days.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Hemichromis guttatus
Articles
All articles
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
Ich (white spot)4 min read
The most common disease in aquarium fish. How to recognize it, why it shows up, and how to get rid of it.