Neolamprologus brevis Cape Chaitika
Origin and locale/variety: Wide distribution, Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. Geographical varieties within the lake are just beginning to be identified.
Neolamprologus brevis is a small lovable shell dweller from lake Tanganyika. There are several different geographic variants of this species, some variants are among the most beautiful of the Neolamprologus genus.
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Geographic Distribution
Neolamprologus brevis
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Scientific Classification ...
Neolamprologus brevis/multifasciatus: Those both are egglayers that reproduce inside empty shells laying on the sandy bottom. (See "fast facts" sheet on the latter).
Neolamprologus brevis by George Wright
Summary: Keeping and breeding this shell dwelling cichlid from Lake Tanganyika.
Neolamprologus brichardi by Robert Brown
Summary: Keeping and breeding this Lake Tanganyika cichlid.
Shells are a necessity for fish such as Neolamprologus Brevis, " " Ocellatus, " " Ornatipinnis, and " " Multifaciatus. For breeding purposes shells maybe needed as such as Altolamprologus Calvus, Lepidolamprologus Nkambae etc.
A ten gallon tank suffices for a few species, most notably Neolamprologus brevis and Neolamprologus multifasciatus, and scaling up to a 20—still tiny by rift lake standards—allows for a fair colony or a variety of other species choices.
 See also: Cichlid, Fish, Species, Blue, Water
  
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