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Range: Africa: Lake Malawi

Reproduction: Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.

Feeding: Carnivorous. Dry foods and frozen foods.

Additional Comments: Occurs at Taiwan reef, a remote area near the centre of the lake. Young fish and adult females are completely bright yellow. Young males are also yellow, but at about 5cm they begin to darken, eventually turning blue-black with bright blue vertical bars. This fish is ideal for a Malawi community aquarium containing small to medium sized species

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