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Pseudotropheus minutus
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Group Mbuna
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Discovered By FRYER 1956
Fish Size min 3" - max 4" Inches
Min Tank Size 30 Gallons
General Information Located from Mundola to Cape Manulo. Found in the intermediate to rocky habitat at relatively shallow water of 6-30 feet. Diet in the wild consists of aufwuchs in addition to plankton taken from midwater.

Aquarium should have plenty of rockwork to provide shelter, territorial markers and spawning sites. Feed a quality cichlid flake/pellet food. Supplement with spirulina flake and frozen foods such as krill, brine or mysis on occasion.





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