Altolamprologus calvus

The deep, extremely compressed body can enter rock crevices to hunt.

Natural habitat: Lives in rocky lake habitats, using narrow crevices and small caves.

Can swallow small fish. Avoid aggressive rock-dwelling cichlids. Requires stable alkaline water; keep locality forms separate.

Appearance and identification

The scaleless area between the eyes and over the forehead is the feature referred to by the name calvus.

Can be kept as a pair or one male with multiple females. Provide more rock caves than occupants; this is not a tight-schooling fish.

Mainly suitably sized live and frozen animal foods. Some fish accept dried foods; confirm that each individual feeds.

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