Aulonocara stuartgranti
MEYER & RIEHL, 1985

	Photo © Michael Persson
Aulonocara stuartgranti male from Cóbuè, Moçambique.

Trade names and synonyms
Chilumba Aulonocara, Flavescent peacock, Ngara Aulonocara, Usisya Aulonocara, Aulonocara blue neon, Aulonocara new yellow, Aulonocara red flush, Cóbuè Aulonocara, Aulonocara steveni, Aulonocara Nyassae, Aulonocara yellow Tanzania, Aulonocara maulana, Aulonocara 500, Aulonocara hansbaenschi.

Size
10-12 cm (4-5 in.), females a bit smaller.

Food
Shrimpmix.

Aquarium
At least 300 litres (65 gal.).

Habitat
This species is found in the intermediate zone between rocky and sandy floors at a depth between 10-25 metres (33-82 ft.).

Breeding
Fairly easy to spawn.

General
Aulonocara stuartgranti is living in schools. The species has got it's name from the cichlidexporter Stuart Grant in Malawi. It is a nice and beautiful cichlid that don't like too lively company in the tank. There are many local variants with different colourations.

Distribution
Found between Chizi Point and Ngara at the northwest coast. At the east coast it is represented from Ruhuhu river in the north all the way down to the border between Moçambique and Malawi in the south.

	Photo © Michael Persson
Aulonocara stuartgranti "maulana" male from Chitimba Bay, Malawi.