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	Scientific Name: Neolamprologus furcifer (Mpimbwe)
	Pronunciation: n - -l m-pr -l -g s f r-s -f r
	Geo. Origin: Mpimbwe, Tanzania
	Habitat: Shallow Precipitous Rocky Habitat
	Diet: Carnivore
	Gender Differences: Monomorphic
	Breeding: Substrate Spawner
	Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
	Conspecific Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
	Maximum Size: 6"
	Temperature: 77 - 79°F
	pH: 8.6
	Water Hardness: Very Hard
	Difficulty: 3

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Photo Credit: Eric Glab

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The N. furcifer is an interesting fish, that will be seen swimming as much in irregular positions as it is upright. Often you'll see them peaking out of caves, swimming upside down, with their bellies to the top rock. They are solitary in the wild, and males are usually very intolerant of each other. This fish is known for often having weak pair bonds in the aquarium, and can be a challenge to breed. It dines on crustaceans and insect larvae in the wild, as such supplementing a flake would be mysis shrimp, krill, mosquito larvae and artemia (brine) shrimp.