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| IAA Profiles:
Pseudotropheus demasoni
- Article and
Photo's by Tim Dolan |
Scientific Name:
Pseudotropheus demasoni,
Discovered by Laif DeMason
Size:
Adult Males 4"
Temp: 78>82
PH:.
7.2>8.6
Location:
Lake Malawi, Tanzania, Pombo
Rocks (usually found in deep water)
My Experience:
I have been keeping Demasoni for
around 5 years, what they have taught me is that you need to keep
them in a tank no smaller than a 55 gallon at adulthood. The reason
for this is that unless you keep a large group (12 to 20 ) they will
eventually pick each other off and you will have much carnage. I
have had good luck with my group by having several males with at
least 3 females for each male. I feed them a diet consisting of
mainly spirolina with a mix of other pellets and flakes as well. I
provide a lot of rockwork(lacerock or holey rock works well). I
perform 75% water changes weekly on the tank with overfiltration
(mechanical) and sponge filters .It is best to obtain young
specimens and raise them together as a group, rather than trying to
combine a group of subadults or adults.
I have successfully kept these fish with several other species like
Aulonocara, Victorian cichlids, Protomelas and even Altolamprologus.
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