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Lethrinops sp."micrentodon makokola" is living in reasonable shallow water above the sandbottom with some spread boulders in the intermediate zones from rocks to sand. They can be found around Makokola Reef in the southern part of the lake. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 13 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow a little taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 15 cm, females grow to about 11 cm. Lethrinops sp."micrentodon makokola" is searching the sand for food and lives mainly of the invertebrates they find in the sand after jigging this. 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. 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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