Blue Socolofi - Pindani

Scientific Name: Pseudotropheus socolofi

Common Name: Socolofi Cichlid

Adult Size: 6 inches

Life Expectancy: 5 years

Habitat: Lake Malawi, Africa

Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons

Ideal Tank Conditions:

• Temperature Range: 78°F
• pH Range: 7.0 - 8.0
• Water Hardness: 5 - 18
  

Temperament: Mildly Aggressive

Diet & Nutrition: Accepts most foods offered but vegetable matter in the form of spirulina flakes, blanched spinach, nori etc. should form a large proportion of the diet. This can be supplemented with live and frozen varieties.

Breeding & Spawning: Not very difficult. Maternal mouthbrooder. Ideally it should be spawned in a species tank in a harem of one male and at least 3 females, although it will often spawn in the community aquarium.

Gender: Females and males are identical with the exception of some females who may sometimes lack egg spots.