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Chalinochromis brichardi are endemic cichlids found in Lake Tanganyika. They are found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. They somewhat uncommon in the freshwater hobby and care should be taken with some experience of keeping aggressive cichlids. Adult specimens average length of around 3.5" and in rare case slightly larger. Lifespan for this fish is 5-8 years. They will readily accept dried/prepared, freeze dried and frozen foods. They can be housed in a 30 gallon aquarium or larger with lots of rockwork to establish territories.
They are currently in between 3-3.5"