Auratus Cichlid
Melanochromis auratus
Difficulty (1-5): 3/5
Description
Gold female, near-black male. Notoriously aggressive even by mbuna standards - not for a mixed community.
Water test requirements
- pH: 7.6 – 8.8
- Temperature: 24 – 28 °C
- General Hardness (GH): 10 – 25 °dGH
- Carbonate Hardness (KH): 8 – 20 °dKH
- Nitrate (NO3): ≤ 40 mg/L