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Mylochromis spilostichus is living in sandy environments, usually on depths between 20 and 70 meters. They can be found on just a few locations in the southern part of the lake, namely near Mbenji Island, Luwala Reef and Makokola Reef. These examples are from Makokola Reef. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 24 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow a little taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 26 cm, females grow to about 18 cm. Mylochromis spilostichus is a real predator. Young fish belong to his favourite meal. You can best keep this species with multiple females and other big species in a large tank with a lot of space to swim. We are dealing here with a species which likes eating fish, so we'll regularly have to offer him such kind of food like living small fish, mysis, krill,artemia, shrimpmix and they eat a lot of young fish when we keep them with mbuna. 
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