Common Names: Blue Daktari, The Doctor's Cichlid
Scientific Name: Pseudotropheus sp. "Daktari"
Geo. Origin: Lake Malawi
Habitat: Intermediate Zone
Diet: Omnivore
Gender Differences: Dimorphic
Breeding: Maternal Mouthbrooder
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
Conspecific Temperament: Aggressive
Maximum Size: 4 Inches
Temperature: 78 - 82°F
pH: 7.8 - 8.6
Water Hardness: Very Hard
Difficulty: n/a
Comments: A relatively small stretched mbnua. Males usually are yellow with black edges on their tail. In some populations yellow/blue males are found. Females are grey/brown with also the black edges on the tail. Apparently "daktari" is the Swahili word for doctor.

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