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Iodotropheus sprengerae
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Group Mbuna
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Discovered By OLIVER & LOISELLE 1972
Common Name "Rusty"
Fish Size min 3" - max 4" Inches
Min Tank Size 30 Gallons
General Information Located at Boadzulu Island, Makokola Reef and at Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi. Found over the rocky habitat. Diet in the wild consists of anything the fish comes across including plankton in the open water.

The 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.



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