Featherfin Fucifer Cichlid

The Furcifer Kigoma, or featherfin cichlid, has long trailing ventral fins and a blue body that makes this one of the most beautiful cichlids of the aquarium trade. The long fin and blue colors do not show until this fish reaches the adult stage. From Lake Tanganyika, the threadfin furcifer feeds on plankton and algae, and in the aquarium will need some veggies in their flakes and pellets.

Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Give them a fine sand bottom and plenty of open swimming space, with a few rocks along the back. Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika cichlids need hard, alkaline water; crushed coral or aragonite sand helps hold the pH up.

Feeding: Feed a quality small pellet or flake once or twice a day. They also enjoy frozen foods like brine shrimp.

Tankmates: They do best with other peaceful Tanganyikans such as cyprichromis, calvus, frontosa (when large enough) and synodontis catfish. Keep them in a group.

Good to know: Featherfins like open sand areas, where males build sand "bowers" to court females.