Scientific Name: Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Pronunciation: Dee-midd-e-o-cro-mis com-press-e-ceps
Trade Name(s): Dimi Comp,
Distribution: Lake-wide distribution
Habitat: Vallisneria beds
Diet: Fry of other species.
Sexing: Males in breeding dress are a metallic blue with a red line over the dorsal
Females are silver.
Maximum Size: 25cm
Temperature: 24 to 26c
pH: 7.5 to 9.0
Water Hardness: 300-400ppm
Availability: Commonly Available in Oz.
Comments: My favorite Hap, They look sensational when in breeding dress and aren't overly agro towards other fish unless they are breeding, the females have large mouthfuls, My largest was 240.
Commonly known as the MALAWI EYE BITER, I have never seen this behavior and it has never been observed in the Lake. The story goes:
A diver swam past a reed bed and saw a Dimidiochromis compressiceps shoot out of some reeds and smash a fish in the face, he thought it was aiming at its eye, If you see the stalk their prey in the Aquarium they will at times smash another fish in the head.
If you have never kept a Dimi, do yourself a favor and grab one, you wont regret it.
Page # Malawi Cichlids In Their Natural Habitat Vol 4: 302
Retail Value: $15 - $25 @ 4-7cm
Edited by Aquatic Dreams, 19 June 2015 - 10:32 PM.
