Cherry Red Zebra Cichlid
It is because the fish cannot be found just anywhere only in certain part of the river.
Cherry red zebra cichlid. The rear parts of the dorsal fin and anal fins are elongated and pointed on the zebra cichlid. A friendly online community for cichlid enthusiasts. The metriaclima estherae or red zebra cichlid is a stunning fish that many owners of home aquariums adore.
Email address telephone. The bright color of red zebra cichlids make them a great addition to any african cichlid tank. These lake malawi mbuna are lively slightly aggressive and engaging to observe.
Cherry red zebra mbuna malawi african cichlid. Darker orange in the wild the males are slightly larger and often display red stripes. Ob red zebra cichlid habitat.
The red zebra cichlid is commonly found in lake malawi water africa. I was just wondering how aggressive this fish is. Line bred to be more red than the normal red zebra found in most pet stores.
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Bolivian butterfly bolivian ram clown ruby cichlid ruby cichlid. The zebra cichlid also known as the malawi blue or malawi zebra cichlid and it originates from east africa in the lake malawi. Red top mphanga zebra.
Fri nov 05 2010 4 48 pm. The zebra cichlid is sometimes referred to by the scientific name pseudotropheus zebra but subsequently has transitioned through the name maylandia to end up being called metriclima. Cherry red zebra metriaclima callainos.
If you buy a four fish colony you will get one guaranteed male and we will do our best to. The word mbuna means rock fish which refers to its habitat. We have just one in our tank and he in with a demasoni 3 saulosi 3 crimsons 1 red empress 2 acei 2 yellow labs 1 lions cove polit and 2 rustys.
This thick cichlid has a swelled forehead and with a tall tail fin. Even icun already has recorded it in the rare species list. Compared to the other cichild species red zebra is considered the most fragile one.
The red zebra or maylandia estherae is commonly found in lake malawi the eastern side of africa. Subscribe to the cichlid express daytona aquarium newsletter indicates required. In local african language this word means rock dwelling or rockfish.
It is also known as the red mbuna the cherry zebra the pearl zebra the cobalt blue zebra the red or orange blotch zebra ob. The ends of the anal and dorsal fins have yellow egg spots and in this species there are many color varieties blue being amongst the most common. Along with the other twelve species of cichlids they belong to a group called mbunas.
