Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae "Mitande Reef (Rocks)"

Mitande Reef (Rocks) — mee-TAHN-deh REEF ROKS (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.

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Specific to Mitande Reef (Rocks)

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 Mitande Reef (Rocks) population

Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae "Mitande Reef (Rocks)" is the Mitande Reef (Rocks) population of Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae, a geographic colour form from the Malawi coast of Lake Malawi in the southern 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 Mitande Reef (Rocks) fish at malawi.si →

Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae "Mitande Reef (Rocks)"

The Mitande Reef (Rocks) population

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