Lepidiolamprologus kendalli

By H. Blair Howell
 

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Common Name: Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
 
Latin Name: Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
 
Origin: Lake Tanganyika
 
Temperature: 74 - 80°F
 
Ease Of Keeping: difficult
 
Aggressivness: can be very aggressive
 
Size: up to 8 inches
 
Tank Size: 75 gallons
 
Food: prefer live food but will eat a good quality flake
 
Comments: This is a highly aggressive, medium sized Tanganyikan piscavore (fish eater). Care should be taken in choosing tankmates. Feed a good flake or pellet and suplement with mysis, cyclops and/or artemia.