Scientific Name: Amphilophus alfari
Common Name(s): Pastel cichlid
Habitat: fast flowing upper sections to the slower moving lower reaches.
Diet: mainly fed on hi protein cichlid pellets and live blood worms, ect
Gender Differences: hard to sex
Breeding: Spawning
Temperament: peaceful
Conspecific Temperament: aggressive towards smaller fish
Maximum Size: 15cm - 22.0 cm
Temperature: 23.0 - 27.0 C
pH: 6.5 – 7.0
Water Hardness: dGH 4.0 - 16.0 N
Difficulty: 1