Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae "Mbako Bay"
Mbako Bay — m-BAH-koh 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 the base species account →Specific to Mbako 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 the base species.
IUCNNEAR THREATENED · 2018
EXEWCRENVUNTLC
CARESNOT LISTED
EWCRENVUNTnot on the priority list
Scientific size3.9 in10 cm total length
Temperature75–82 °F24–28 °C
pH7.7–8.8alkaline
Depth3–23 ft1–7 m
DietGrazes aufwuchs / omnivore
BreedingMaternal mouthbrooder~20–30 fry
Sexual dimorphismYesStrong: dominant males iridescent sky-blue with barred fins and egg-spots; females and juveniles pearly grey-green with wavy orange-brown stripes
PhotographsSee photosGoogle Images →The Mbako Bay population
Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae "Mbako Bay" is the Mbako Bay population of Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae, 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 joanjohnsonae, distinguished by its collection locality and local coloration; aquarists keep and breed it as a discrete, provenance-labelled line.
Colour reference: living Mbako Bay fish at malawi.si →
Sources
- malawi.si — Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae "Mbako Bay"
- Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes — Labidochromis joanjohnsonae (Johnson 1974)
- FishBase — Labidochromis joanjohnsonae (Pearl of Likoma)
- GBIF — Labidochromis joanjohnsonae / Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae taxonomy
- FishBase — Territory / distribution list for Labidochromis joanjohnsonae
- GBIF (German-language profile) — meristics and male/female coloration of Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae