Metriaclima barlowi
McKAYE & STAUFFER Jr, 1986

	Photo © Michael Persson
Metriaclima barlowi from Mbenji Island, Malawi.

Trade names and synonyms
Pseudotropheus barlowi, Maylandia barlowi, Pseudotropheus fuscus, Golden fuscoides.

Size
About 10 cm (4 in.).

Food
Shrimp mix.

Aquarium
300 litres (65 gal.) and above.

Habitat
Rocky habitat.

Breeding
Easy to spawn like most mbunas.

General
Metriaclima barlowi is a rather aggressive mbuna, which guards its territory persistent.

Distribution
Found in the south part of the lake around Mbenji and Maleri Islands, Chidunga Rocks, Nankhumba, and around Eccles and West Reef.