Nimbochromis venustus
Venustus adult male
The «giraffe cichlid» at its best: a large male with a blue face and golden body.
- Group
- Others
- Size
- Jumbo
- Price
- ₡40 000
- Status
- Available
The Venustus (Nimbochromis venustus), known as the giraffe cichlid, is a Lake Malawi hap famous for its brown blotches over a yellow base, like a giraffe. As it matures, the male develops an intense blue face and a golden body.
Important before buying: it is a large predator. Adults reach about 25 cm and in the lake they hunt small fish by lying still on the sand as if dead until prey comes close. It needs a large tank, 400 liters or more, and should not be kept with fish that fit in its mouth.
It does well with other large haps and peacocks of similar size. Food: quality pellets for carnivorous cichlids, with krill or mysis. This is a large male, already showing the blue face and golden body of an adult, ideal as the centerpiece of a large hap tank.
The first two photos show the fish for sale. The last one shows an adult male from our display tank, as a reference for how it looks fully mature.
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The giraffe cichlid halfway there: a male already showing the blue face and yellow body, between our juvenile and the jumbo adult.