Wild Pearly White Calvus (Tanganyika Cichlid)

Scientific Name Altolamprologus calvus
Diet Carnivore; crustaceans and small fish.
Alt Common Name Pearly compressiceps, Black calvus
Family Cichlidae
Origin F0 Lake Tanganyika (Zambia)
Aquarist Level Intermediate
Coloration Pearly White
Breeding Substrate brooder. Female only cave.
Mature Size 6 inches male, 4 inches female
Habitat Rocky

Notes: F0 denotes that this is a wild caught fish. Wild African cichlids display much brighter coloration than their captive raised cousins. The first generation of offspring would then be labeled F1, and their offspring F2, and so on.

Our cichlids have been housed in water with a pH of 7.8. Acclimation to aquariums with a higher pH should be done slowly and carefully.