Malawi Blue Dolphin
Cichlidae are commonly referred to as cichlids.
Malawi blue dolphin. Cyrtocara moorii is an unusual tank fish which came from malawi lake in africa. The blue dolphin cichlids are native to the lake malawi region around the african rift valley lake area. Blue moorii is rather popular among cichlid fans first of all due to its bright blue color and also to its unusual body shape with a big bump on the fish head.
Malawi blue dolphins are one on many species of cichlids native to lake malawi in africa. Blue dolphin moorii lat. It therefore needs the presence of its congeners even in captivity.
Its scientific name is cyrtocara moori but it was previously known as haplochromis moorii. See the cichlid fish secrets care breeding guide. Sociable the malawi blue dolphin is a fish that lives on a shoal.
Malawi blue dolphins are very hard to sex. Malawi blue dolphin is endemic to lake malawi. Presently there are no recognized threats for the blue dolphin cichlids and the fish are widespread throughout the lakes.
Cichlids from lake malawi are collectively referred to as african cichlids. Check out those big lips. Shot at capitol aquarium sacramento ca.
Keep one male and several females in a species aquarium or keep in a. Malawi blue dolphins are not fussy eaters they will accept quality flake cichlid pellets. The malawi blue dolphin cyrtocara moorii is a peaceful african cichlid family cichlidae that inhabits lake malawi as these fish mature the males develop a hump on their heads.
It is believed that the males will develop a larger nuchal hump when mature. The malawi blue dolphin is also known as the moori and is a hap cichlid originating in shallow waters and sandy substrate of lake malawi in african. The group establishes a hierarchy led by a dominant male.
The right ratio is to maintain one male for two or three females. At that moorii blue dolphin cichlid isn t a small fish at all. Because of this hump these fish are sometimes called blue humphead cichlids.
