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Gold Head Kantalamba Compressiceps

Altolamprologus compressiceps 'Kantalamba'Sold out

Captive-bred, Sydney · Natural range: Kantalamba, Lake Tanganyika

$165.00

Size/age: 4 - 6cm · 20 - 24 weeks

Recommended purchase: Single fish or mated pair

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  • Australian captive bred
  • Bred and raised in our Sydney fish room
  • Quarantined and health checked
  • Carefully oxygen-packed for transport
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The Kantalamba locale variant of Gold Head Compressiceps, prized for its especially vivid head colouration.

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 Kantalamba Compressiceps compares to other species in our Species Care Guide.

About Gold Head Kantalamba Compressiceps

This is the Kantalamba collection-point variant of Altolamprologus compressiceps 'Gold Head', known among Tanganyika keepers for particularly vivid gold head colouration. Same reclusive, ambush-predator behaviour as other compressiceps — a shell or tight rock crevice to call home is essential.

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