Located throughout the lake. Found in sandy habitats. Diet in the wild consists of small fish.
The aquarium should have some rockwork but still provide lot's of open swimming space both along the bottom and mid-tank region. Feed a quality cichlid flake/pellet food, supplement occasionally with frozen brine, krill, mysis and feeder fish.
N. venustus is a predator and often ambushes smaller fish. For that reason, it should not be kept with smaller Haps and Mbuna. |