Very remote location. Hardly any facilities, although few high-class lodges can provide air and equipment. Diving varies between sandy or muddy areas and rocks. In some areas vertical rock walls and huge boulders can be found. Most interesting are the cichlid fishes. About 180 endemic species are described, some very colorful and with interesting behaviour (breeding in snail shells, mouth brooding, scale eating, etc.).
Facts about Southern Lake Tanganyika
It is in Tanzania- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Moritz MuschickFeatherfin cichlids from Lake Tanganyika have an interesting mating behaviour. The female lays eggs and picks them up in her mouth. When she tries to pick up the tips of the male's ventral fins, which look similar to eggs, the male releases the sperm