{"id":42562,"date":"2026-06-25T00:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/shop\/demasoni-african-cichlid-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T01:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T22:42:21","slug":"demasoni-african-cichlid","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/shop\/demasoni-african-cichlid\/","title":{"rendered":"Demasoni African cichlid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mts-care-guide\">\n<h3>Demasoni African Cichlid \u2013 Care Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The Demasoni (<em>Pseudotropheus demasoni<\/em>) is a stunning dwarf Mbuna from Lake Malawi with bold alternating blue and black vertical stripes. Despite its small size it is one of the most aggressive cichlids in the hobby \u2014 best suited to experienced keepers comfortable with highly aggressive African cichlid communities.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperature<\/th>\n<td>24\u201328 \u00b0C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>pH<\/th>\n<td>7.8\u20138.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Hardness<\/th>\n<td>10\u201320 dGH (hard alkaline)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Min. Tank Size<\/th>\n<td>190 L (50 gal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Care Level<\/th>\n<td>Intermediate to Advanced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperament<\/th>\n<td>Highly Aggressive \/ Territorial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Diet<\/th>\n<td>Herbivore\/Omnivore \u2014 Spirulina cichlid pellets, blanched vegetables. Avoid exclusively high-protein foods (risk of Malawi bloat).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Compatibility<\/th>\n<td>Other robust Mbuna (Pseudotropheus, Labidochromis), Synodontis catfish. Keep in groups of 12+ to spread aggression.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Keep in groups of 12 or more \u2014 larger groups paradoxically reduce aggression by distributing territorial disputes. Dense rocky hardscape with many hiding spots is essential. Weekly 30% water changes. Mouthbrooders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demasoni African Cichlid \u2013 Care Guide The Demasoni (Pseudotropheus demasoni) is a stunning dwarf Mbuna from Lake Malawi with bold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[319,303],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-42562","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-freshwater-aquariums","product_cat-live-fishes","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=42562"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=42562"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=42562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}