WHOLESALE SERIES: TROPICALI: LABEOTROPHEUS CAERULEUS

I think I remembered the latin correctly on this one and more one to stick in my mind as these come from one of three great lakes in Africa's stunning Rift Valley.

Running north to south the three biggest lakes are Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi (where these guys are from) and my favourite Lake Tanganyika.

Lake Tanganyika is the second largest lake and more like an inland sea but not...quite. It does contain a TYPE of salt and has crabs and even jellyfish. It is also extremely deep too.

The depth should not hold any life as oxygen is non existent at more than about 15 metres depth and as the lake is a mile deep...hmm or is that TWO, it has a great deal of water.

Mind you what with it sitting in a volcanic rift I have wondered about its depths as we now know that life only needs water and those deep see hot vents harbouring many forms of life?!

Often sold as Yellow Lab Cichlids and these are Mouthbreeders.