Labeotropheus trewavasae Fryer 1956 Fryer, G. 1956. A new species of Labeotropheus from Lake Nyasa, with a Redescription of Labeotropheus fuellborni Ahl and some Notes on the Genus Labeotropheus . No appreciable difference in captivity.
Males grow slightly larger than females.
Endemic to Lake Malawi. The rocky shores of the mainland of the lake and its islands. Hard, alkaline water preferred. Addition of table or marine salts to aquarium water does not duplicate Malawian water chemistry, but does no harm to the fish either. In captivity, eagerly takes most commercially available live and prepared foods.