Electric Blue Johanni Cichlid
Electric blue johannii blue johanni.
Electric blue johanni cichlid. When she tries to gather them she receives sperm from the male which fertilizes the eggs. 25cm 10 inches. Females and juveniles are yellow.
In the aquarium trade the fish is known as the bluegray mbuna or the electric blue johanni. The fish should be conditioned with plenty of live frozen and vegetable foods. The male has egg like spots on his anal fin and the female will be attracted to them thinking that they are more eggs to gather up in her mouth.
The male fish will clean and then display around his chosen spawning site showing intense colour and attempt to entice females to mate with him. Garlic and mysis flake. The species is popular in the fishkeeping hobby and is frequently kept in cichlid aquariums.
Other lake malawi cichlids. The species is highly sexually dimorphic. The electric blue johanni melanochromis johannii previously pseudotropheus johannii is a real beauty that offers pizzazz to the african cichlid aquarium.
Striping coloration of females and body shape are all clues to whether you have an electric blue hap or electric blue johanni. Recommended minimum aquarium capacity. Electric blue johanni.
Electric blue cichlids add eye catching appeal to a tank but you ll find more than one variety sold under this moniker. Lake malawi mbuna cichlids. Food locally produced brine shrimp flake.
The coloring of both the male and female is very appealing and they almost look like two separate species. Electric blue johannii are mouthbrooders. Rocky malawi tank with high stocking and other aggressive malawi cichlids.
Catfish plecos other. The ph should be around 8 2 8 5 and the temperature 77 80 f.
