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Sciaenochromis psammophilus is living in sandy environments, also in the intermediate zones from rocks to sand. They can be found near Kande Island, Likoma Island and in the southeastern part of the lake. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 15 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow a little taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 18 cm, females grow to about 13 cm. Sciaenochromis psammophilus 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 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 mbunas. 
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