Such schools are comprised of yellow individuals only. These appear to be females only, but may include quiescent males as well. Territorial males are rather rare and seen near rocky edges and caves between large boulders which make up the reef. Like many mbuna, it is a little demanding to keep and does best in small groups. Fry, juveniles, and females show a deep orange-yellow color equal in richness to that of a Kodak film pack.
Males are blue with broad black bars and black markings in the blue dorsal fin.
Pseudotropheus saulosi male courting a female, Taiwan reef, Lake Malawi as it appears in the book Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat 2nd. Photo by Ad Konings .