Geo. Origin: Between N'kolongwe, Mozambique to Gome, 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: 3
Photo Credit: Ad Konings
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Females are yellow with a black submarginal band in the dorsal fin in the southern populations while they are silvery-beige north of Mepdona. This species, like all Tropheops species, feeds by tearing off filamentous algal strands from the substrate.
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