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Maylandia lombardoi, is a 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae. This species is popular in the aquarium hobby where it is sold under a variety of common names including: lombardoi mbuna , kenyi mbuna or kennyi mbuna or kenyi cichlid .
Pseudotropheus is a genus of fishes in the family Cichlidae. These mbuna cichlids are endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. Taxonomy. Like some other large ...
Male Maylandia lombardoi. Maylandia or Metriaclima is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.They belong to the mbuna (rock-dwelling) haplochromines.
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Maylandia lombardoi: 13 cm (5.1 in) Zebra mbuna: Maylandia zebra: 11 cm (4.3 in) Auratus cichlid, Malawi golden cichlid: Melanochromis auratus: 10 cm (3.9 in) Chipokee cichlid: Melanochromis chipokae: 12 cm (4.7 in) Blue johanni cichlid, Maingano: Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos: 10 cm (3.9 in) Pearl of Likoma: Melanochromis joanjohnsonae: 10 cm (3 ...
This is a pair of kenyi cichlids, Maylandia lombardoi. These cichlids are some of the most colorful freshwater fish for the home aquarium. Mbuna are very aggressive and territorial fish, they are not suitable for beginner fishkeepers.
The bumblebee cichlid, Pseudotropheus crabro, is specialised in feeding on parasites from the catfish Bagrus meridionalis. [45] Many cichlids are primarily herbivores, feeding on algae (e.g. Petrochromis) and plants (e.g. Etroplus suratensis). Small animals, particularly invertebrates, are only a minor part of their diets.
The zebra mbuna (Maylandia zebra) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. This species can reach a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in). It feeds on aufwuchs, a surface layer of mostly algal material that grows on rocks.