Copadichromis borleyi
ILES, 1960

	Photo © Michael Persson
Copadichromis borleyi male from Mbenji Island, Malawi.

Trade names and synonyms
Haplochromis goldfin, Haplochromis borleyi, Cyrtocara borleyi, Haplochromis Red Kadango, Haplochromis Borleyi redfin, Borleyi eastern, Kadango.

Size
Up to 18 cm (7 in.) females a bit smaller.

Food
Shrimpmix and newhatched brine shrimps.

Aquarium
At least 350 litres (75 gal.).

Habitat
Rocky habitats on a medium depth of 10 metres (32 ft.).

Breeding

General
Copadichromis borleyi belongs to the Utaka-group which consists of relatively quiet and peacefull cichlids, these could be a bit shy inhabitants in aquariums. They suits best together whith other peaceful cichlids like species from the genera Aulonocara and Labidochromis. To keep them together with other species from the Copadichromis genus you have to be sure that the females don't are too similar to each other.

Distribution
Represented all around the lake in a great number of different coloured variants. However it is missing around Likoma- och Chizumulu Islands.

	Photo © Michael Persson
Copadichromis borleyi "Goldfin" male from Benga, Malawi.

	Photo © Michael Persson
Copadichromis borleyi "Red fin" male from Kadango, Malawi.

	Photo © Michael Persson
Copadichromis borleyi "Red fin" female from Kadango, Malawi.