|
|
Stigmatochromis pholidophorus is a cichlid which can be found all around the lake in the sandy environments of the intermediate zones from rocks to sand and along the sandy beaches. In most populations these animals have a straight nose, however, the animals that are captured on the east coast of Malawi have a curved nose and the animals living in the environment of Senga Bay have a more rounded nose. This male example was found in the neighbourhood of Matema in the northern part of the lake. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 18 cm, females grow to about 16 cm. Stigmatochromis pholidophorus 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. 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. 
|