Red top psuco's
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Metriaclima emmiltos was once considered part of the great pool of Pseudotropheus Zebras, and more specifically as Pseudotropheus "Red Top Zebra" (more below). In 1984, the Pseudotropheus Zebras were reclassified and given a whole new subgenus of their own: Metriaclima. Although this fish is more commonly known in the hobby as Pseudotropheus "Red Top Zebra," Metriaclima emmiltos is in fact its most recent scientific name.
Metriaclima emmiltos hails from Lake Malawi, more specifically - Mpanga Rocks, off Chilumba. The other three "Red Top Zebras" include: Metriaclima pyrsonotos (from Nakantenga Island), M. sandaracinos from Nkudzi Bay (in the southeast arm of Lake Malawi), and Metriaclima thapsinogen (from Eccles Reef, north of Chinyankwazi Island). Even though these species are difficult to dinstinguish, M. pyrsonotos is the only one of the four whose black vertical bars actually extend into the basal portion of the dorsal fin.
M. emmiltos and its cousins are strict vegetarians and do best when fed a diet consisting primarily of Spirulina flakes
Metriaclima emmiltos hails from Lake Malawi, more specifically - Mpanga Rocks, off Chilumba. The other three "Red Top Zebras" include: Metriaclima pyrsonotos (from Nakantenga Island), M. sandaracinos from Nkudzi Bay (in the southeast arm of Lake Malawi), and Metriaclima thapsinogen (from Eccles Reef, north of Chinyankwazi Island). Even though these species are difficult to dinstinguish, M. pyrsonotos is the only one of the four whose black vertical bars actually extend into the basal portion of the dorsal fin.
M. emmiltos and its cousins are strict vegetarians and do best when fed a diet consisting primarily of Spirulina flakes
African cichlids from Lake Malawi are polygamous mouth brooders and do not exist as "pairs". you need to maintain these species in a sexual ratio of ONE male together with at least THREE females of the same species or else the male will end up killing your lone female.