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Lethrinops auritus is living in sandy, muddy environments in shuttered bays. Mainly they are found in the southern part of the lake however they can also be found on several spread locations on the western side of the lake. In trade this species is offered many times as Lethrinops sp."orange cap". This variant can be found at Mazinzi Reef in the southern part of the lake. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 10 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow a little taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 12 cm, females grow to about 9 cm. You can best keep this species with multiple females in a large tank with a lot of swimming space. It`s a quiet, peaceful cichlid which can be hold best with other quiet species from equal environments, mbuna are generally too aggresive. In the lake Lethrinops auritus is mainly feeding itself with invertebrates which they jigg out of the sand, they also eat plankton and sometimes algae. In the aquarium they are comfortable with any food. They take everything they get offered, like spirulina pellets, mysis, artemia, cyclops and shrimp-peas mix. 
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