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Gold Head Compressiceps

Name: Gold Head Compressiceps (Altolamprologus compressiceps 'Gold Head')
Brand: Aqua Nest
SKU: altolamprologus-compressiceps-gold-head
Price: 145.00 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock

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Captive-bred, Sydney · Natural range: Lake Tanganyika

$145.00

Size/age: 4 - 6cm · 20 - 24 weeks

Recommended purchase: Single fish or mated pair

Australian captive bred
Bred and raised in our Sydney fish room
Quarantined and health checked
Carefully oxygen-packed for transport
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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

See how Gold Head Compressiceps compares to other species in our Species Care Guide.

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.

Gold Head Compressiceps

Care requirements

About Gold Head Compressiceps

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