Pseudotropheus fuscus "Nkhata Bay"
Pseudotropheus fuscus (Chirwa Island, Kande Island, Mara Rocks, Nkhata Bay)
Nkhata Bay — n-KAH-tah BAY (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 Pseudotropheus fuscus account →Specific to Nkhata Bay
- 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 Pseudotropheus fuscus.
The Nkhata Bay population
Pseudotropheus fuscus "Nkhata Bay" is the Nkhata Bay population of Pseudotropheus fuscus, a geographic colour form from the Malawi coast of Lake Malawi in the central part of the lake. It is the same species as Pseudotropheus fuscus, distinguished by its collection locality and local coloration; aquarists keep and breed it as a discrete, provenance-labelled line.
Colour reference: living Nkhata Bay fish at malawi.si →
About the species
Pseudotropheus fuscus is a rock-dwelling mbuna from the northern shore of Lake Malawi, its Latin name — "dusky" or "dark brown" — describing a comparatively subdued coloration that sets it apart from the vivid blues and yellows of many showier mbuna sharing its rocky habitat. It belongs to Pseudotropheus proper, one of several genera carved from the historic catch-all group of small, barred Lake Malawi rock cichlids.
Full Pseudotropheus fuscus account →