Moori Cichlids
Cyrtocara moorii is an unusual tank fish which came from malawi lake in africa.
Moori cichlids. They are a shoaling fish and micro predator in nature. Besides the chance that males might develop larger humps or grow slightly larger than females the best way to tell them apart is to vent them. The fish comes in different colors.
They mostly feed on filamentous algae on the rocky shallows they inhabit. At least 50 color morphs. Blue dolphin cichlid cyrtocara moorii also known as blue moorii which was previously known as the haplochromis moorii is categorized as an exotic breed of cichlid.
Tropheus moorii blunthead cichlid is a species of cichlid endemic to lake tanganyika in africa. 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. Tanganyika africa and was described over a century ago.
We sell our lake malawi cichlids and lake tanganyika cichlids here in the uk and have been importing and selling these stunning and interesting african cichlid fish since 2009. It grows to a good size and is stocky and elongated. Like most lake malawi cichlids the cyrtocara moorii is a maternal mouthbrooder.
Other common names it is known by include blue dolphin cichlid malawi blue dolphin hump head blue lumphead hap moorii and humphead mouthbrooder. This champion of variety is endemic to l. It was described by g s.
Mike s rifts is a specialist retailer of lake malawi cichlids and lake tanganyika cichlids. Currently there are six tropheus species that are scientifically described including the blunthead cichlid tropheus moorii blue eyed tropheus tropheus brichardi white spotted cichlid tropheus duboisi tropheus annectens tropheus kasabae and poll s tropheus tropheus polli. They inhabit sandy coastal areas at depths between 10 49 feet 3 15 m.
Over 40 different color morphs of this species are dispersed throughout the lake ranging from dark green to flame red and yellow. Blue dolphin cichlids are sexually monomophic where males and females are practically identical. The tropheus cichlid is also known as blunthead cichlid brabant cichlid dwarf tanganyikan cichlid or tropheus moorii.
All our stocks can be delivered to your door via an overnight courier delivery. Variabilichromis moorii has no common name and is a species of freshwater cichlid endemic to eastern africa. At that moorii blue dolphin cichlid isn t a small fish at all.
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