Author: Boulenger, 1898
FBname: Blunthead cichlid
Comments: Adults are solitary (Ref. 86760).  Feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020).  Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).  Aquarium keeping:  feed on epiphyton; many females for one male; minimum aquarium size 150 cm (Ref. 51539).