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Nkambae

Lepidiolamprologus kendalli 'Nkambae'Sold out

Captive-bred, Sydney · Natural range: Lake Tanganyika

$85.00

Size/age: 5 - 7cm · 14 - 18 weeks

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  • Australian captive bred
  • Bred and raised in our Sydney fish room
  • Quarantined and health checked
  • Carefully oxygen-packed for transport
  • Insulated live-fish packaging
  • Live Arrival Guarantee
  • Specialist live-fish shipping
  • Direct from the breeder

Live Arrival Guarantee

Your fish are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee. If a fish arrives deceased, contact us within 4 hours of delivery with a clear photo of the fish still in its original bag, and we’ll arrange a replacement or refund.

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A sleek, predatory piscivore for a spacious tank with confident, larger tankmates.

Care requirements

Temperament
Predatory, semi-aggressive — best with similarly sized tankmates
Minimum tank size
5ft / 300L+
Water parameters
pH 7.8 - 9.0 · 24 - 27°C · 10 - 20 dGH
Diet
Carnivore — meaty frozen/live food, will take small fish

See how Nkambae compares to other species in our Species Care Guide.

About Nkambae

Lepidiolamprologus kendalli 'Nkambae' is a torpedo-shaped predatory Tanganyikan built to ambush smaller fish. "Nkambae" was long traded as its own species (L. nkambe) but genetic studies have folded it into L. kendalli as a locality variant — we still list it under its well-known trade name since that's what most keepers search for. Best suited to a spacious tank stocked with tankmates too large to be seen as a meal.

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