Ophthalmotilapia Cichlid

Ventralis Nasuta Cichlid

The ophthalmotilapia is part of the ventralis cichlid family from Lake Tanganyika. The nasuta grows into a beautiful gold with long ventral fins, a distinguishing characteristic of this rare cichlid family.

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.