Pseudotropheus saulosi

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The Pseudotropheus saulosi lives in the demersal, freshwater, pH range: 7.4 - 8.4, dH range: 7 - 30 environment.

General: Pseudotropheus saulosi is classified as a dwarf-mbuna from Lake Malawi. It was discovered by Ad Konings in 1989 while exploring along a reef that the locals called ‘Taiwan’. More

Pseudotropheus saulosi is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. More

Pseudotropheus saulosi is a great beginner cichlid, and one of my personal favorites. The nice thing about this species is that the females retain a beautiful orange/yellow, while the male attains the pictured blue/black coloration. More

Pseudotropheus saulosi has since been successfully bred and raised in ponds in Malawi by Stuart Grant and is now available in pet shops around the U.S. Like many mbuna, it is a little demanding to keep and does best in small groups. More

Pseudotropheus Saulosi in my tank Pseudotropheus Saulosi = After having my first Malawi tank i got hooked on the colorfull fish from the Malawi lake in Africa. More

Pseudotropheus saulosi originates from the Taiwan Reef in Lake Malawi, just north of Chizumulu Island . More

Pseudotropheus saulosi were named after Saulos Mwale, a fish catcher who works for Stuart Grant on Lake Malawi. I hope that I might get to meet Saulos when I go on Rod Wallace's trip to Africa later this year. More

Pseudotropheus saulosi is classified as a dwarf Mbuna, reaching a size of only 3-4 inches. These colorful little fish come originally from Lake Malawi. The males are blue with black vertical bars, and the mouthbrooding females are deep yellow. More

Common names

Mbuna in Nyanja
Mbuna in Tonga (faka Tonga)
Mbuna in Unknown
Pseudotropheus saulosi in Catalan (Català)
Pseudotropheus saulosi in French (français)
Pseudotropheus saulosi in Polish (polski)
Sinikeltamalawinahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
索氏拟丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
索氏拟丽鱼 in Unknown
索氏擬麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
索氏擬麗魚 in Unknown

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Pseudotropheus
Species : Pseudotropheus saulosi
Authority : Konings, 1990