Geo. Origin: Ndumbi Rocks & Makulawe Point (Likoma Island), Malawi
Habitat: Sediment-Free Rocky Habitat
Diet: Herbivore
Gender Differences: Dimorphic
Breeding: Maternal Mouthbrooder
Temperament: Aggressive
Conspecific Temperament: Aggressive
Maximum Size: 5"
Temperature: 78 - 82°F
pH: 7.8 - 8.6
Water Hardness: Hard
Difficulty: 2
Images:
Young adult male
Photo Credit: John Starr
Articles:
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Comments:
Males are very similar to Pseudotropheus elongatus, however, females are not blue as they are in the elongatus. Ornatus females are yellow or yellow-white and have a broad black submarginal band along the dorsal fin.
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