Author: (Steindachner, 1909)
Comments: A dwarf cichlid which lives in <i>Neothauma</i> shells or at least breeds in them.  Has been found in small schools and often mixed with <i>L. brevis</i>, with which perhaps the species competes for possession of the shell piles.  Is a microfeeder on invertebrates (Ref. 6770).  Aquarium keeping:  needs empty shells; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).