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Sumbu Compressiceps

Altolamprologus compressiceps 'Sumbu'

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

$155.00

Size/age: 4 - 6cm · 20 - 24 weeks

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The Sumbu locale variant of Compressiceps, a slightly deeper-bodied form from the Zambian shoreline.

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 Sumbu Compressiceps

This Sumbu-locale Altolamprologus compressiceps hails from the Zambian side of Lake Tanganyika. Like other compressiceps, it's a laterally compressed ambush predator that spends most of its time tucked into a shell or rock crevice, emerging to hunt.