Placidochromis sp. "Jalo" "Jalo Reef"
Jalo Reef — JAH-loh REEF (approx.)
The fish
How this cichlid is built, and everything about how it lives, eats and breeds, is shared with the species — this page doesn't repeat it.
Read the full Placidochromis sp. "Jalo" account →Specific to Jalo Reef
- Collection locality & coordinates
- Local coloration — best judged from the living-fish photo
- Kept as a single-provenance line, never crossed with other collection points
Care facts below are the species' — shared with Placidochromis sp. "Jalo".
The Jalo Reef population
Placidochromis sp. "Jalo" "Jalo Reef" is the Jalo Reef population of Placidochromis sp. "Jalo", a geographic colour form from the Malawi coast of Lake Malawi in the south-central part of the lake. It is the same species as Placidochromis sp. "Jalo", distinguished by its collection locality and local coloration; aquarists keep and breed it as a discrete, provenance-labelled line.
Colour reference: living Jalo Reef fish at malawi.si →
About the species
Placidochromis sp. "Jalo" is an undescribed haplochromine recorded from Jalo Reef in the north-central part of Lake Malawi. The name is drawn directly from the reef itself rather than from any described relative, and the form has not been given a formal scientific description.
Full Placidochromis sp. "Jalo" account →