
Low stock — 3 available
Gold Head Compressiceps
Altolamprologus compressiceps 'Gold Head'Captive-bred, Sydney · Natural range: Lake Tanganyika
$145.00
Size/age: 4 - 6cm · 20 - 24 weeks
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A laterally compressed shell-dweller with striking gold flecking, built to hunt crevices and shells.
Care requirements
- Temperament
- Reclusive predator, best kept singly or in a mated pair
- Minimum tank size
- 5ft / 250L+
- Water parameters
- pH 7.8 - 9.0 · 24 - 27°C · 10 - 20 dGH
- Diet
- Carnivore — prefers meaty frozen/live food, ambushes small fish and fry
About Gold Head Compressiceps
Altolamprologus compressiceps 'Gold Head' is an elegant, laterally flattened predator built to squeeze into rocky crevices and empty shells while hunting. Our line is selectively bred for strong gold flecking across the head and dorsal region.