Ngara Cichlid
The ngara flametail peacock is a truly stunning fish.
Ngara cichlid. Aulonocara stuartgranti ngara common name s. Females remain a dark. Aulonocara stuartgranti ngara flametail common name.
78 82 f ph. Males develop a metallic blue color on the face and along their back down to their tail. Adults grow to sizes of 3 5 with males obtaining the bright metallic blue with an orange red flush extending from the shoulder to the caudal fin.
It is a moderate to large sized peacock cichlid that can grow between 4 5 to 7 5 inches 11 19 cm in length. Mildly aggressive maximum size. There is an intensely red strain of a.
Its common name is derived from the term flavescent which means yellowish or turning yellow but this species is quite variable in color. Like all aulonocara the stuartgranti ngara is a mouthbrooder. Ngara flametail males transition from a yellowish color to a metallic blue color with an orange flush.
Ngara flametail peacock aulonocara african cichlid choose sex and size 1 25 2 0 inch unsexed juvenile 1 25 2 0 inch 3 lot unsexed juvenile 1 25 2 0 inch guaranteed male 1 25 2 0 inch guaranteed female 1 25 2 0 inch pair 1m 1f 1 25 2 0 inch 4 fish colony 1m 3f 1 25 2 0 inch 6 fish colony 1 2 males 4 5 females 2 25 2 75 inch male showing some. This is one of the most beautiful peacocks of the aulonocara genus. Other peacocks and haplochromis cichlids plecos and cuckoo catfish.
With a patient owner the ngara flametail will become one of the most colorful peacocks in the tank. Ngara mdoka malawi habitat. Males will also get slightly larger than females.
Ngara in the chicago area originally bred by rick boester that is sometimes referred to as a. Males will develop the bright metallic blue and orange colors while females remain a dull grey color. Aulonocara stuartgranti ngara is from the northwestern shore of lake malawi not surprisingly near ngara.
Ngara flametail now seems to mean that the fish has been bred for color. The ngara flametail is perhaps the most gorgeous of the so called peacocks. After reaching 3 or more their dark blue will start to have beautifully contrasting orange coloring appear.
Peacock cichlids have a life span of about 6 to 10 years with proper care. The flavescent peacock aulonocara stuartgranti is widely distributed in lake malawi africa. This variant of the stuartgranti is found near mdoka aulonocara stuartgranti ngara flametail lake malawi.
