Moori Fish
An oval shaped cichlid with a characteristic cranial bump on its forehead the base of caudal fin is very slender.
Moori fish. The tropheus moorii are moderately deep bodied fish. White face yellow marlboro discus 3 5 to 4 in 89 99. Haplochromis moori physical description.
Juveniles will begin to fully color at around 2 3 and may also display blue hues around the head until mature. They are pretty difficult to breed in captivity so most of these fish are wild caught. They mostly feed on filamentous algae on the rocky shallows they inhabit.
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. Blue dolphin moorii lat. There has been much arguement and discussion about how best to maintain it in the aquarium and some of these debates still rage on.
Freshwater fish new world cichlid tag. The cherry spot is known for the bright cherry red spots on the flank both sexes. They inhabit sandy coastal areas at depths between 10 49 feet 3 15 m.
The body is bright blue to dark bright blue. Like others in the genus tropheus moorii is something of an enigma in the aquarium hobby and despite it s popularity is not a good species for the beginner. Cichlids africa lake malawi moori profile.
Over 40 different color morphs of this species are dispersed throughout the lake ranging from dark green to flame red and yellow. This fish species can live up to 10 years depending on their habitat. Quick shop read more.
Quick shop read more. Sed vitae eros a quam malesuada porttitor nec nec. Cyrtocara moorii is an unusual tank fish which came from malawi lake in africa.
They have larger heads in proportion to their bodies. The diet water chemistry tank set up and behavior all play important roles in keeping tropheus. Once this obstacle and initial acclimation is overcome tropheus are tough fish.
Tropheus moorii is an aggressive fish that is sensitive to life in captivity. Perhaps the most difficult in the care of tropheus is feeding the proper diet. In essence their bodies narrow toward the tail and their caudal fins are fan shaped.
They are especially striking in large schools. Moori blue lump head blue dolphin cichlid cyrtocara moori synonyms. Tropheus moorii blunthead cichlid is a species of cichlid endemic to lake tanganyika in africa.
Obviously with good conditions in the tank they can live beyond 10 years.
