Juvenile Cobalt Blue Cichlid
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Juvenile cobalt blue cichlid. Key to species profile terms pronunciation. Wysiwyg freshwater fish now available in the diver s den. In the wild they d have little hideaways in the gaps between rocks.
The cobalt blue zebra cichlid comes from the rocky shores of lake malawi africa. 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. 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.
This is the primary location where the cichlid is found and is a generalization. A male cobalt blue zebra should be kept with several females. Cobalt blue zebra cichlid.
Cobalt blue zebra mouth brooder. The best way to recreate this in an aquarium is to use rocks too. They should not be fed live worms or live brine shrimp as these can bloat and kill the fish.
Notwithstanding some of these specialized. You need to know how to set up your tank like this at home. The coloration of the cobalt blue is a pale sky blue and both males and females in good bloodlines should show colouration.
This does not mean a fish cannot be found in other habitats. Being a herbivore their diet should consist of mostly vegetable matter either via commercial herbivore flakes and pellets or through fresh blanched vegetables like. They are kinda monomorphic but males can get bright light blue.
Cobalt blue zebra 4 6cm. Cobalt zebra metriaclima callainos is always blue. Cobalt blue zebra feeding.
The cobalt blue zebra is a mouth brooder and. Juveniles and females can kinda be darker blue sometimes and males can really fire up their color when excited so they are bright light blue. The cichlidae family contains over 1 200 species of fish the majority of which are found in the tanganyika and malawai lakes of central africa looking for new world cichlids.
Many cichlids specialize in eating one type of food. The entire body of the male cobalt blue zebra is a consistent light blue color with no faint zebra banding. Dominant males should have no trace of any barring whatsoever they are solid blue.
Most african cichlids kept in home aquariums are rock dwellers. Cobalt blue zebra cichlid will accept most commercial fish foods designed for cichlids. Cobalt blue zebra latin name.
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.
