The Bumblebee Cichlid is endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs in the deepwater rocky habitat at Chinyankwazi Island, Chisumulu Island, Chiyamwezi Island, Eccles Reef, Likoma Island, Maleri Island, Mbenji Island, Nkata Bay, and West Reef. Here these Mbuna live in sizeable caves together with the large bagrid catfish, the Kampango (Bagrus meridionalis). For the majority of the time, the cichlids exhibit the typical yellow and brown barred 'bumblebee' colouration, and whilst in this dress, the catfish perceives them as no threat and allows them to clean external parasites from its skin. The catfish are cave spawners which produce thousands of eggs, and the cichlids are able to steal these eggs by quickly assuming a dark brown/black colour and sneaking into the catfish nest.

Species-Pseudotropheus Crabo

Adult Size-20cm

Temperature-24-26 Degrees

Ph-7.5-8.5