Photo © Sean Evans
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| Common name: | Convict julie |
| Scientific name: | Julidochromis regani |
| Synonyms: | (none) |
| Size: | Up to 6" (15cm), male smaller. |
| Origin: | Lake Tanganyika, East Africa |
| Tank setup: | A rocky setup with many caves and crevices. |
| Compatibility: | Not for the community tank, keep with similar Tanganyikan cichlids such as Neolamprologus. |
| Temperature: | 24-27oC (75-81oF) |
| Water chemistry: | Hard and alkaline: pH 7.8-9.0, GH 12-20, KH 14-20 ideally, but at least 6. |
| Feeding: | Omnivorous, most foods accepted - feed flake, granular foods and frozen or live foods. |
| Sexing: | Possible only via the genital papilla in adult fish, which is short and pointed in females,
but longer and backward-pointing in males. Adult females are generally larger in this species. |
| Breeding: | A typical cave spawner. The parents will guard the eggs and fry. |
| Comments: |
Several colour variations exist, arising from different locations. One of the most popular of these was known as the "Kipili" variant,
which displays more yellow on the body, but his variant has now been described as a new species - Julidochromis marksmithi.
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