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Golden Julie

Boulenger, 1898

(Other members of the genus Julidochromis)

ADULT SIZE: 10 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Very hard and alkaline

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-27 C

FOOD: Feed Julidochromis ornatus live and dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Lake Tanganyika

AQUARIUM CARE: Julidochromis come from rocky and transitional rocky/sandy areas of Lake Tanganyika. In the aquarium it should have caves and rocks, and will breed readily in a small (10g) tank. This is one of the easier and more attractive Tanganyikan cichlids.

BREEDING: Typical cavity spawner. As stated above, spawning is easily achieved in small tanks, but the young will grow on better given more room.

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BREEDING: Typical cavity spawner. As stated above, spawning is easily achieved in small tanks, but the young will grow on better given more room.

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1 breeder has filled in a breeding report, a summary of which is shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here.

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Water conditions: Moderately hard and alkaline Water temperature: 24-27oC
Disposition: Very aggressive Community tank?: Only with species of similar size
Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults) Breeding problems:
Skewed sex ratio
Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy Breeding difficulty: Difficult
Sucess: Fairly unsucessful Years Experience: 1
Other Comments:
Date this record created: 11th January 2011 Breeding date: 2011
Breeder: Location:

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