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Nimbochromis linni can be found in rocky environments and also in the intermediate zones from rocks to sand in the entire lake. Nimbochromis polystigma is a cichlid which can be found all around the lake in all kinds of environments. The fish shown here however are natural hybrids of both these species which were found in the neighbourhood of Mbenji Island. It's not clear to me yet what size these hybrids can reach however I expect that the males can reach about 26 cm and the females about 22 cm. In an aquarium they will probably getting bigger. Nimbochromis linni-polystigma is a real predator. Young fish belong to his favourite meal. You can best keep these hybrids with multiple females and other big species in a large tank with a lot of swimming space. 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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