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Placidochromis milomo is living in the deeper regions of the intermediate zones from rocks to sand. They can be found on several spread lying places all around the lake. There are some geographic variants like this one, which is found in the neighbourhood of Mbenji Island. It's a pity that breedexamples like the one on the picture in the middle doesn't have the thick lips like there wildcaught parents because in the aquarium they haven't been fed in the right way. In the lake these fish feed themselves by placing there lips over a small gap between the rocks and suck insects and invertebrates out of it. They are able to do this very fast and because of this frequent contact with the rocks their lips are able to grow. In the aquarium you should try to offer the food for these fish in such a way that the feeding behaviour is the same as in the lake so that their lips can grow in the way like we know of the wildcaught examples (picture on top). In the lake the males of these species can grow to about 20 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 24 cm, females grow to about 18 cm. Placidochromis milomo is a quiet, peaceful cichlid which can be hold best with multiple females and other peaceful species in a large tank with a lot of swimming space and hiding places, mbunas are generally too aggresive. In the lake they are mainly feeding themselves with small insects and invertebrates which they find in gaps between the rocks. In the aquarium they are comfortable with any food. They take everything they get offered, like spirulina pellets, cyclops, artemias, mysis and shrimp-peas mix. 
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