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Copadichromis chrysonotus is living in open water, close under the surface and always above the rocks in separated bays. They can be found in entire Lake Malawi and also in Lake Malombe which is directly connected with Lake Malawi through the Shire River. These examples are from Lake Malombe. In Lake Malawi the males of these species can grow to 16 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 18 cm, females grow to about 12 cm. The cichlid species which are found in Lake Malombe seems to stay smaller then in Lake Malawi and they seem to become sexually active earlier, probably this is because they live under pressure due to the overfishing in that lake. Copadichromis chrysonotus is mainly living in open water where it`s feeding itself with plankton. You can best keep this species with multiple females in a large tank with a lot of swimming space. In the aquarium they are comfortable with any food. They take everything they get offered, like spirulina pellets, mysis, artemia, cyclops and shrimp-peas mix. 
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