The smallest known Cichlid in the world, Neolamprologus multifasciatus are commonly referred to as “multies” in the aquarium hobby. These fish are endemic to Lake Tanganyika where they tend to inhabit the deep water around the shoreline. Multies are typically pale or white in color and may exhibit black stripes running vertically along their bodies from behind the gills through the caudal fin. These fish usually have colorless fins, though pale striping is visible in some specimens. Multies are notoriously difficult to sex because there is little difference in appearance between males and females aside from the male being larger than the female in some cases.