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Fossorochromis rostratus is living in a sandy environment without vegetation and often in shallow water. You can find them all around Lake Malawi and also in Lake Malombe which is directly connected with Lake Malawi through the Shire River. These examples are from Lake Malawi, the exact location is unknown to me. In Lake Malawi the males of these species can grow to about 30 cm, females stay smaller, they grow to about 24 cm. The cichlid species which are found in Lake Malombe seems to stay smaller then in Lake Malawi and they seem to become sexually active earlier, probably this is because they live under pressure due to the overfishing in that lake. Fossorochromis rostratus is a cichlid living in big groups in the lake. You can best keep this species with multiple females in a large tank with a lot of swimming space and other cichlids from sandy environments. In the lake Fossorochromis rostratus is feeding with all kinds of prey they jig out of the sand. 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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