Red Mbuna Cichlids
The red red males are born dark brown with the females being pale pink.
Red mbuna cichlids. It is a rock dwelling fish or mbuna from lake malawi. Key to species profile terms pronunciation. Red top ndumbi mbuna cichlid mo for 6 mos.
About 3 weeks weight. Refer to our pronunciation key for an explanation of the phonetic symbols. Metraclima esterae red zebra from 5 95.
This fish is often called the red top cobalt zebra but. Compared to the other fish in mbuna group red zebras are mid aggressive. Red top ndumbi mbuna cichlid.
Estimated delivery time click image for more information. Even icun already has recorded it in the rare species list. This is the primary location where the cichlid is found and is a generalization.
See the description of how cichlids breed in breeding freshwater fish. When you set the aquarium for red zebras don t forget to put a lot of rocks on the bottom. This does not mean a fish cannot be found in other habitats.
Notwithstanding some of these specialized. Ob red zebra cichlid habitat. This video shows a young male kenyi which is a member of the group of cichlids called mbunas that naturally occur in lake malawi in east africa.
Contact shipping doa local ordering. Compared to the other cichild species red zebra is considered the most fragile one. The real challenge would be the aggressiveness.
Maylandia estherae the red zebra mbuna red zebra cichlid or esther grant s zebra is a haplochromine cichlid. Here is another mbuna species from lake malawi. The red blue strained fry are born the same color as the female and males start to develop a blue coloring over their body and fins at 2 5.
The cichlid box peacocks haps mbuna follow youtube facebook about us. Input your email below to stay updated with news and inventory updates. This video shows a mature male melanochromis auratus swimming near a pile of rocks in an aquarium.
Many cichlids specialize in eating one type of food. This fish like most cichlids from lake malawi is a mouthbrooder females hold their fertilized eggs then fry in their mouths until they are released after about 21 days. Pairs coloured sexed labidochromis super red top hongi 6cm females a little smaller limited stock 25 00.
Still they are not the community type which means you could only pair them with the other cichlids or raise them exclusively.
