Blue Cobalt Cichlid
Cobalt blue zebra mouth brooder.
Blue cobalt cichlid. Blue cobalt cichlid maylandia callainos. Cobalt blue zebra feeding. 10 26 n 178 57 464 29ppm 0 c 32 f 30 c 86 f.
Recommended water hardness dgh. This male was sold to me as a blue cobalt cichlid pseudotropheus zebra. His name is azul.
But don t place them with peaceful fish. Cobalt blue cichlid also known as zebra malawi cichlids originate in africa and can grow to lengths of 5 1 2 inches in captivity. The coloration of the cobalt blue is a pale sky blue and both males and females in good bloodlines should show colouration.
A male cobalt blue zebra should be kept with several females. However after investigating further i discovered that the blue cobalt now has its own species name. Cobalt blue cichlids are aggressive fish who do well with others who have aggressive personalities.
Maylandia callainos sometimes referred to as cobalt zebra cobalt blue mbuna or cobalt blue zebra cichlid is a species of cichlid endemic to lake malawi where they only occurred naturally in nkhata bay though it has now been introduced to other locations. They should not be fed live worms or live brine shrimp as these can bloat and kill the fish. Usual size in fish tanks.
Cobalt blue zebra cichlid are very territorial and once they have established themselves within a particular area they will defend their turf very aggressively. Cobalt blue zebra cichlid were formerly classified as pseudotropheus callainos or metriaclima callainos and is still often referenced by these names by many sources. The cobalt blue zebra cichlid metriaclima callainos hail from the sandy shallows and deeper rocky waters of lake malawi africa and is known by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the cobalt blue cobalt blue cichlid zebra malawi cichlid cobalt blue mbuna and cobalt zebra.
6 8 cm 2 36 3 15 inch 0 14. The coloration of the cobalt blue is a pale blue background with seven to eight blue black bars with four orange egg shaped spots on the anal fin. Zebra and scientists needed to separate them out again.
The cobalt blue zebra cichlid comes from the rocky shores of lake malawi africa. Cobalt blue zebra 4 6cm. Apparently there were just too many morphs of p.
Cobalt blue zebras will eat flake foods spirulina flakes and cichlid pellets. As the males mature they will develop 2 or 3 egg spots where females generally just develop 1. Recommended ph range for the species.
The cobalt blue zebra cichlid is also known as the cobalt blue cichlid or zebra malawi cichlid and comes from the rocky shores of lake malawi africa.
