Light Blue African Cichlid

Originating from lake malawi this species will go with most other malawi cichlids and usually does well in a community aquarium. It makes a great fish to add variety in a mbuna cichlid tank. There are eggs spots on the anal fin which become important during breeding.

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It has a very appealing coloration of an ice blue body contrasted with a bright orange top fin.

Light blue african cichlid. My girlfriend always puts food by them but they are not eating that eather. Bu like a light purply blue. Like all aulonocara the blue orchid peacock is a mouthbrooder.

Johanni are african cichlids originating in lake malawi. Why cichlids change color. African old world cichlids.

They are very similar to but a distinct species from pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos formerly melanochromis maingano. It keeps going from the. The name of the fish says about its color.

Some cichlids even live at the bottom of these lakes and rivers in depths of up to 84 meters. Lifespan can be about 7 10 years. When i got em they werent very visible and they were sometimes a slightey darker blue purple than the rest of the body but now its alot darker and yeah.

The johanni males have light blue on a black background while the johanni females are orange. Males will also get slightly larger than females. All my other fish are eating and growing fast except these two.

Also known as the electric blue hap sciaenochromis fryeri the electric blue cichlid is a commonly seen fish in the hobby. I have tried seaweed krill blood worms lettuce basic pellets and tropical color. Cobalt blue zebra color variations.

The body color is gray and blue with several vertical black bands and sparkles scattered over the body. The fish becomes reproductive when its body is about 6 6 5 cm long and breeding starts when body length is 10 cm. The strips are what fades.

The nyassa peacock cichlids spend most of their time hiding away in caves. The pseudotropheus ice blue maylandia greshakei also known as william s mbuna is a pretty zebra type cichlid from lake malawi africa. I have two fish from the same shop that are not eating but they still look healthy these are also the most frightened fish in my tank.

Males will develop the dark blue and bright light blue blaze while females remain a silver color. I have a 55 gal african cichlid tank. Other african zebra color variations include the pearl zebra which is a pearl white color the red or cherry zebra which is red orange and the orange blotch or ob which has black blotches on a pink orange background.

Even when they leave their nests to look for food floating plants such as duck weed diffuse a lot of the light that shines onto the surface of the water. While spawning the female will pick up and hold the eggs in her mouth to. Blue orchid peacock cichlids are sexually dimorphic.

This is due to its beautiful blue coloration especially when fed correctly and its hardiness. They are classified as pseudotropheus johannii formerly melanochromis johannii.