Chalinochromis brichardi

Ortak İsim	Chalinochromis brichardi
Bilimsel Adı	Chalinochromis brichardi
Dağıtım	Tanganyika Gölü
Beslenme	Etçil
Mizaç	Orta derecede agresif.
Bakım
PH	7,8-8,6
Sıcaklık	24C - 26C
Maksimum Boy	16 cm
Cinsiyet	Belirgin bir fark bulunmamaktadır.
Üreme	Bir kovuğa 120 kadar yumurta dökerler. Yuvanın etrafı çok iyi korunur. Anne ve babayı yuvayı beraber korurlar. Yavrular 10 günde serbest yüzer hale gelirler.
Açıklama	Dayanıklı bir balıktır, kayalık bölgeleri severler, akvaryumda kayalık bölgeler bulunmalıdır. Yavruların vücudunda boyuna 2 adet çizgi bulunur, bu çizgiler büyüdükçe kaybolur. Proteinli yemlerle beslenmeli, ara ara canlı yem takviyesi yapılmalıdır. Yavaş büyüyen bir türdür.

Scientific Name: Chalinochromis brichardi Habitat: Shallow Precipitous Rocky Habitat Diet: Omnivore Gender Differences: Monomorphic Breeding: Substrate Spawner Temperament: Mildly Aggressive Conspecific Temperament: Mildly Aggressive Maximum Size: 5.5" Temperature: 77 - 79°F pH: 8.6 Water Hardness: Very Hard Difficulty: 2

Comments:

The Chalinochromis brichardi owes its name from Belgian, Pierre Brichard. Brichard was responsible for exports from the lake as early as 1971, and the publishing of the first good book on Tanganyikan cichlids. While "Fishes of Lake Tanganyika" is dated now, it is still a great reference. The C. brichardi lacks any body striping as an adult, which differentiates it from other Chalinochromis. They dine of small crustaceans, insect larvae, and other live food that live in the aufwuchs. In eating this food, they also ingest sediment algae and sand. In the aquarium they can be fed on mysis shrimp, krill, flakes, pellets, mosquito larvae and artemia (brine shrimp)

Pronunciation: Refer to our Pronunciation Key for an explanation of the phonetic symbols.

Habitat: This is the primary location where the cichlid is found and is a generalization. This does not    mean a fish cannot be found in other habitats.

Diet: Many cichlids specialize in eating one type of food; notwithstanding, some of these specialized   feeders are flexible and can be opportunistic feeders.

Temperament: This describes the overall demeanor of a cichlid toward other tankmates that    are of a different species. Consider that there is variability in temperament due to various factors,   including aquarium size, tankmates of similar appearance, stocking levels, and order of introduction.   There may even be some variability among individual specimens.

Conspecific Temperament: This describes the overall demeanor of a cichlid toward other tank-   mates of the same species. Consider that there is variability in temperament due to such factors as    aquarium size, stocking levels and order of introduction. There may even be some variability among    individual specimens.

Maximum Size: This is in regards to total length (including the tail) of typical aquarium specimens.    Wild specimens may not attain this size, or may in fact grow larger than aquarium raised individuals    due to various factors. Also consider that this is the typical maximum size and there are exceptional    individuals that will exceed it.

Difficulty: This measure is a relative value, comparing a single species against all other cichlids.    This only accounts for maintanence in the aquarium and not breeding considerations.   1 = easy and forgiving, 5 = extremely challenging.