N. polystigma
Binomial name
Nimbochromis polystigma
Nimbochromis polystigma is one of five species of the Nimbochromis genus of Lake Malawi, in the Great Rift Valley system of Africa.
1 male to 2 or 3 females. The male prepares the spawning site and defends it against intruders. Polystigma have large broods and it is recommended to separate fry by size as the larger fry may eat smaller fry.
Variants:
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Nimbochromis polystigma (poly=many + stigma=dots)
Nyassachromis (chromis=colored)
Nyassachromis leuciscus (leuciscus=whitish)
Nyassachromis microcephalus (micro=small + cephalus=head)
Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus (taeniatus=with stripe) ...
TFH May 80 Glass Worms TFH Nov 79 Gymnarchus niloticus (aba aba) TFH Jun 81 Gymnorhamcarapo carapo (banded knife) TFH Jun 81 Gymnorhamcarapo rondoni (knife) TFH Jun 81 Haplichromis electra (Deep Water Haplochromis) TFH Apr 79 Haplochrmois polystigma ...
PD : The coloration of the Elephant-nose Cichlid is virtually identical to that of the Polystigma. Themain difference between the two being that the Elephant-nose Cichlid possesses large lips, that when opened makethe mouth look like a small trunk.
This fish is has often been confused with the Polystigma Cichlid, Cyrtocara polystigma, which is very similar, having the large blotches. However the Polystigma Cichlid also has many small dots all over its body which are missing in the Livingstoni.
Large (10" and up) Community Cichlids: includes "Oscars" and Peacock Bass from the Americas, Mozambiques and other Tilapia species from Africa, and many of the Haplochromis (venustus, polystigma, livingstoni, etc...) from East Africa.
On our way back we did some more snorkeling over sand and saw more Polystigmas, Oxyrhynchus and Lethrinops. We ended the day with fish and rice for dinner. After another long hot day in the African sun you become quite exhausted, so we retired early.
They are peaceful fish and do better if placed with other large peaceful fish (eg. Nimbochromis livingstoniis & polystigmas, Placidochromis electras, Protomelas similis & taeniolatus, and Cytrocara mooriis).
 See also: Cichlid, Fish, Species, Cichlids, Aquarium
  
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