Lionhead Cichlid Care Guide: Size | 水產百科網

2021年6月9日—Lionheadcichlidorbuffaloheadcichlid(lat.Steatocranuscasuarius)gotitsnameduetothehugehumponamale'sforehead.Nowadays,such ...

Buffalo head cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius) got its name due to the huge hump on a male’s forehead. Nowadays, such specific features can be seen among many fishes (for example, flowerhorn[1]) but earlier it was rather unusual. However, this cichlids also differ from others in the way they swim.

Max size is about 11 cm, so it is rather small and therefore it’s good for the aquarists who deal with small capacity tanks. The fish isn’t demanding to water hardness and pH, but it is to the water purity and oxygen content in it (keep in mind that the fish lives in fast and pure streams in the wild).

It is rather good-tempered to its tank mates so it can be kept in a community tank with other fast fishes that inhabit in the middle water layers.

Fish was first described by Poll in 1939. Buffalo...