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Champsochromis spilorhynchus
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Group Haplochromis
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Discovered By REGAN 1922
Common Name "Mbwanae"
Fish Size min 12" - max 14" Inches
Min Tank Size 150 Gallons
General Information Lake-wide distribution, in addition to being found in lake Malombe. Found over sandy and muddy bottoms. Diet in the wild consists of small fish.

The aquarium should have lot's of open swimming space both along the bottom and mid-tank region. Feed a quality cichlid flake/pellet food, supplement occasionally with frozen brine, krill, mysis and/or feeder fish.





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