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Lake Tanganyika cichlids — species, locations & maps
Lake Tanganyika cichlids — species, locations & maps
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Lake Tanganyika cichlids — species, locations & maps.
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With several males, aggression is better distributed and all males tend to show good coloration. Compared to Cyprichromis leptosoma, this species is slightly less aggressive and can be kept with most sand-dwelling Tanganyikan cichlids.
Provide some rocks for shelter, but ensure plenty of open swimming space. Substrate choice is not important, as the species does not feed or spawn on the bottom.
Note: This is one of the more sensitive Cyprichromis species (similar to C. zonatus) and requires very clean, stable, high-quality water.
Originally considered a western-coast variant of C. sp. 'leptosoma jumbo', it is now regarded as a distinct species due to its coloration, body shape, lack of male polymorphism and different breeding behavior.
Unlike most Cyprichromis species, males of C. sp. 'kibishi' are not polymorphic within the same population—all males share a similar coloration. This is likely related to the absence of three-dimensional open-water territories.
In the aquarium and in nature, this species prefers the upper part of the rocky habitat and is often found together with Cyprichromis microlepidotus. Due to its sensitivity to poor water quality, it is prone to wasting and death under suboptimal conditions, even when feeding well. In the aquarium trade it is also known as “Wimple leptosoma”.
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