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Scientific name: Otopharynx selenurus
English name: Nussi
Medium name: Lunar-tailed macropharyngeal non-crucian carp
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Body length: 19 cm
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They are distributed throughout Lake Malawi. Overall, the waters of Lake Malawi are very poor, and the number of plankton or invertebrates such as shrimp that feed on these plankton is also very small compared to other freshwater lakes in Africa, so the cichlids living in it have very little food available, at best some hard shellfish or freshwater sponges with no nutrients. Once in the aquarium, the breeders feed high-fat, high-protein food almost every day, and the movement space of the aquarium is very limited compared to the vast lake, they can hardly consume much energy, and obese individuals are very common. In addition, the individuals raised in aquariums are also much larger than wild individuals. The same is true of Otopharynx selenurus. The wild male of the Otopharynx selenurus is around 17 cm and can grow up to 19 cm in aquariums. Wild females are 15 cm and aquariums are about 16 cm.
In their place of origin, they live in sandy waters at depths of 3-20 meters. Omnivorous. Very fond of invertebrates, plants, etc. The aquarium is not picky inside, and there is no problem with harvest shrimp, Arctic shrimp, bread worms, and all kinds of artificial feed. The mature male has a blue body, but compared to the common blue snapper, his blue color is more special and does not have any metallic luster. It's a bit like the blue of blue jasmine and sapphire. Females and juveniles retain their brown body color. They generally reproduce on sand. The ideal aquarium size is more than 600 litres. Aquariums are equipped with rocks and sand to simulate their native environment, while also providing open spaces to swim.
