Julidochromis ornatus
Shy or Busy Little Beavers
By Winnie Pitzeruse
From the Reflector, Central New York Aquarium Society, February 2004
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Julidochromis ornatus, Boulenger, 1898
Origin: Lake Tanganjika, Here the fish occur between the stony banks of the lake.
Etymology: ornatus = decorated ...
Julidochromis ornatus Masanza, Congo
Origin and locale/variety: Magara--Burundi, Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
Size: Adults are usually 2.5 to 4.5 inches in aquarium environment.
Golden Julie (Julidochromis ornatus)
Photo of: Golden Julie (Julidochromis ornatus)
Scientific Name(s): Julidochromis ornatus ...
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Ornate Julie - Julidochromis ornatus
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Photo Credit: D. J. Riebesell ...
Julidochromis ornatus is a small cichlid from Lake Tanganyika in Africa. The fish has an elongated body with three dark horizontal stripes along its body from nose to tail. The rest of the body is light in color, ranging from beige to yellow.
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Julidochromis ornatus
SYN: None
PD: An elongated cichlid with three characteristic brown-black longitudinal lines.
Scientific Name: Julidochromis ornatus
Maximum Size: 3″ inches
Temperature Range: 77 - 79 °F
pH: 8.6
Water Hardness: Very Hard
Temperament: Aggressive and territorial
Origin: Lake Tanganyika ...
For this tank I decided not to stock to heavily and chose the following fish
3 Neolamprologus Leleupi
3 Julidochromis Ornatus
2 Altolamprologus Calvus (white)
1 Altolamprologus Compressiceps
A single Synodontis to clean up after the Cichlids.
Julidochromis dickfeldi
Julidochromis marlieri
Julidochromis ornatus
Julidochromis regani
Julidochromis transcriptus ...
Some of these so - called nests are just spawning sites like plants' leaves (Pterophyllum scalare scalare), flat stones (Heros severus), holes (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi), rockworks (Julidochromis ornatus) and crevices (Altolamprologus compressiceps), ...
Other common names or different spellings these fish are known by are the Striped Julie, Giant Julie, Yellow Julie, and Regani. The name 'Yellow Julie' is also used for its close relative the Ornate Julie Julidochromis ornatus, ...
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