Geo. Origin: South & Western parts of Lake Malawi & Lake Malombe
Habitat: Shallow water
Diet: Carnivore
Gender Differences: Dimorphic
Breeding: Maternal Mouthbrooder
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
Conspecific Temperament: Aggressive
Maximum Size: 12"
Temperature: 78 - 82°F
pH: 7.8 - 8.6
Water Hardness: Hard
Difficulty: 2
Photo Credit: John Labbe
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Male on patrol
Another beautiful photo
Young male
Large male
Maturing male
Yawn
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Subadult female
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It hunts by ambushing small cichlids. It is classified as a Nimbochromis species but is perhaps more closely related to Tyrannochromis nigriventer and may someday be re-classified.
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