Blue Johanni Cichlids
It should be spawned in a species tank in a harem of one male and at least 3 females.
Blue johanni cichlids. They are classified as pseudotropheus johannii formerly melanochromis johannii. It is a hap and so one of the more peaceful open water swimmers. You want to have a ratio of one male to two females it is not suggested to have more than one male in an aquarium unless the aquarium is very large with plenty of hiding places.
The coloring of both the male and female is very appealing and they almost look like two separate species. The species is highly sexually dimorphic. This fish belongs to a group called mbuna cichlids.
Though still not a community tank specimen with fish other than cichlids they are some of the least aggressive of the melanochromis species. They are very easy to breed and the juveniles are easy to raise as well. The name mbuna comes from the tonga people of malawi and means rockfish or rock dwelling.
Johannii is known by are johanni cichlid blue johanni bluegray mbuna and blue mbuna. Both the male and the female electric blue johanni are very attractive african cichlids and having opposite coloring makes keeping both sexes in the aquarium desirable. Females and juveniles are yellow while males will be dark blue with light blue horizontal barring.
The johanni males have light blue on a black background while the johanni females are orange. The johanni is not a particularly demanding species outside of its aggression. Males also tend to be slightly larger than females.
The maingano is sometimes called the electric blue as well which adds to the confusion but it is a separate and distinct species. The species is popular in the fishkeeping hobby and is frequently kept in cichlid aquariums. Pseudotropheus johanni grows to about 4 maximum in the wild while 5 is more common in captivity and even larger specimens are known.
This name aptly describes the rocky environment these fish live in as opposed to being. The johanni is one of the most beautiful cichlids available to the aquarist so far. In the aquarium trade the fish is known as the bluegray mbuna or the electric blue johanni.
Johanni are african cichlids originating in lake malawi. The johanni cichlid is an aggressive cinchlid and should only be kept with other similar aggressive cichlids. This group has 13 genera of very active and aggressive personalities of mbuna cichlids.
The male of this species is also very similar in appearance to its close relative the maingano melanochromis cyaneorhabdos and these two mbuna species can easily be confused. Its colour is particularly impressive when viewed under a marine glow blue light. They are very similar to but a distinct species from pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos formerly melanochromis maingano.
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