The aquarium has been stocked on 17.01.2015 with F1 Lake Malawi cichlids - 3-4cm long Pseudotropheus Saulosi cichlids, 5-6cm long Pseudotropheus Cyaneorhabdos cichlids
(known also as Maingano cichlids) and 4-5cm long Synodontis Lucipinnis catfish. After a month Saulosi are 4-5cm long and Maingano 6-7cm long.

Following the hard but inconclusive fight two dominating Maingano males divided the tank in halves and established their territories around the groups of rocks on opposite sides of the tank,
where they do not tolerate one another. All the other cichlids are being occasionally gently chased by the two males, but tolerated in their own territories except of the caves.
Lately the third male established a territory around the plants in the central aquarium zone.

Saulosi males started transformation – occasional black barring, traces of black on the fins and light blue tint occur on the yellow body.
They fight a lot and keep establishing small territories aside the groups of rocks occupied by the two dominating Maingano males or on the top of the rocks.

Maingano and Saulosi females do not establish territories, however they chase each other and seduce males.