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Stigmatochromis macrorhynchos (formerly known as Stigmatochromis sp."guttatus") is living in sandy environments, also in the intermediate zones from rocks to sand. They can be found in the southeastern part of the lake and along the coast of Tanzania. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 16 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow a little taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 19 cm, females grow to about 15 cm. Stigmatochromis macrorhynchos 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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