Aulonocara Baenschi Benga (Aulonocara Baenschi)

Aulonocara Baenschi Benga (Aulonocara Baenschi)

Description

Dress of the gold color, with the exception of the lids and the muzzle which are intense blue. Yellow fins dotted with blue spots in the prettiest specimens. Dorsals bordered by a fine white border. The female are uniformly gray brownish and have 5 vertical bars on the sides.

The Aulonocara Baenschi Benga fish is a fish from soft waters of Lake Malawi in Africa. It is also known as "blue cheeks" fish fish "due to its distinctive color. The Aulonocara Baenschi Benga fish has an elongated and lateral compressed body, with well developed dorsal, anal and caudal fins. Its color varies from blue to yellow via red, with blue spots on the cheeks and belly.

The Aulonocara Baenschi Benga fish is generally peaceful and can live in a group with other peaceful fish. It is omnivorous and feeds mainly on small crustaceans, insects and algae. Aulonocara Baenschi Benga fish is a monogamous fish and couples mate for life. The female lays her eggs in cavities dug in the sand or in nests of plant leaves, and the male is responsible for the protection and maintenance of eggs and young people.

The Aulonocara Baenschi Benga fish is popular in aquarophilia because of its beautiful color and its peaceful behavior. It is important to maintain water with clean aquarium and provide sufficient space for fish to swim freely. The Aulonocara Baenschi Benga fish is also sensitive to diseases and parasites, it is therefore important to regularly monitor the state of health of fish and to quickly deal with any possible problem.

In summary, the Aulonocara Baenschi Benga fish is a peaceful and colorful fish native to the fresh waters of Lake Malawi in Africa. It is omnivorous and feeds mainly on small crustaceans, insects and algae. The Aulonocara Baenschi Benga fish is popular in aquarophilia because of its beautiful color and its peaceful behavior, but it is important to maintain clean water and monitor fish health to avoid health problems.

Origin

  • Family : Cichlidae
  • Origin : Lake Malawi, East Africa, intermediate zone of the Nkhomo reef

Features

  • Adult size : 15 cm
  • Behaviour : Pleasant
  • Food : Herbivore

Water

  • Water type : Freshwater, hot
  • Temperature : 21 - 26 °C
  • pH : 4.9 - 9.2
  • Minimum aquarium capacity (in liters) : 200

Dimorphism

The males are very different from the females by color, by shape but also by behavior. Indeed, a female is (normally) not aggregated with one of her congeners while a male hunts others from her territory in order to demonstrate her virility.

Reproduction

easy. With each laying, the female incubates between twenty-five and fifty eggs in her mouth. To grow as many fry as many fry, it is fishered a few days before letting go of young people - for example eighteen days after laying - and we spit out her offspring in a farming aquarium. Artemia starter in startup. The growth is quite slow, one centimeter per month maximum. Young males start to color around 6 or 7 cm. Adult size has one year.

Contribution

  • Created by : piper
  • Last update : 27/10/2022

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