Protomelas steveni
| Common Names: | Taiwan Reef |
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| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Category: | Cichlids |
| Distribution: | Africa; Africa |
| Main Ecosystem: | Rift Lake; Rift Lake |
| Temperament: | Active; Active |
| Diet: | Herbivore; Herbivore |
| Care: | The taiwan reef is a haplochromines from lake malawai. Fairly easy to keep they can be sensitive to poor water conditions. A clumsy fish they need larger tanks with rounded rocks. Fairly peacful for a hap other good species to keep with are Copadichromis and Otopharynx species. |
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| Potential Size: | Male: 18cm (7.1") Female: 18cm (7.1") |
| Water Region: | All; All |
| Activity: | NonSpecific; Non Specific |
| Gender: | Very easy to tell the difference with the males being brightly colored in blues and yellows and the female a dull brown to gray color |
| Breeding: | Spawning is about the same as other malawi mouthbrooders |
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| Comments: | Some info took from www.cichlidforum.com |
| Main Colours: | Blue, Yellow, Red |
| Markings: | Not Specified |
| Mouth: | Normal |
| Tail: | Convex |
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| Submitted By: | greenmonkey51 |
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