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Lethrinops sp."mdoka red" is living above the sandbottom nearby the rocks in the sandy environments of the intermediate zones. They are found near a reef in the neighbourhood of Mdoka. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 13 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 15 cm, females grow to about 10 cm. You can best keep this species with multiple females in a large tank with a lot of swimming space. It`s a quiet, peaceful cichlid which can be hold best with other quiet species from equal environments, mbuna are generally too aggresive. In the lake Lethrinops sp."mdoka red" is feeding itself with invertebrates which they jigg out of the sand. 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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