{"id":42567,"date":"2026-06-25T00:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/shop\/livingstones-african-cichlids-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T01:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T22:42:23","slug":"livingstones-african-cichlids","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/shop\/livingstones-african-cichlids\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstones African cichlids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mts-care-guide\">\n<h3>Livingstones African Cichlid \u2013 Care Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The Livingstones cichlid (<em>Nimbochromis livingstonii<\/em>) from Lake Malawi is a fascinating ambush predator that &#8220;plays dead&#8221; \u2014 lying motionless on the substrate to lure smaller fish within striking range. Males display a beautiful blue-green metallic sheen with blotch camouflage patterning. A rewarding species for keepers who appreciate intelligent, behavioural fish.<\/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>7.5\u20138.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Hardness<\/th>\n<td>10\u201320 dGH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Min. Tank Size<\/th>\n<td>280 L (75 gal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Care Level<\/th>\n<td>Intermediate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperament<\/th>\n<td>Predatory \/ Semi-Aggressive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Diet<\/th>\n<td>Piscivore \u2014 large cichlid pellets, krill, frozen lance fish, prawn. No small tankmates.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Compatibility<\/th>\n<td>Large Malawi Haplochromis species (Nimbochromis, Electric Blue, Peacocks). Never with small fish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Sandy substrate important. Open swimming areas essential. Large protein-rich diet. Weekly 25\u201330% water changes. Mouthbrooders. Reach up to 25 cm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Livingstones African Cichlid \u2013 Care Guide The Livingstones cichlid (Nimbochromis livingstonii) from Lake Malawi is a fascinating ambush predator that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[319,303],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-42567","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\/42567","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=42567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=42567"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=42567"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=42567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}