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Maylandia callainos (sometimes referred to as cobalt zebra, cobalt blue mbuna or cobalt blue zebra cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where they only occurred naturally in Nkhata Bay though it has now been introduced to other locations.
The blue mbuna (Labeotropheus fuelleborni) is a species of cichlid found in Lake Malawi where it inhabits areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL . This species is important to local commercial fisheries as well as being found in the aquarium trade. [ 2 ]
Maylandia or Metriaclima is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. They belong to the mbuna (rock-dwelling) haplochromines. [1] All species in this genus are relatively small fishes, less than 20 cm (7.9 in) in length. Like most Lake Malawi cichlids, exhibit brood care via maternal mouthbrooding. Numerous ...
Cobalt blue cichlid, cobalt zebra cichlid: Maylandia callainos: 10 cm (3.9 in) Red zebra cichlid: Maylandia estherae: 8 cm (3.1 in) Kenyi cichlid: 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 ...
The zebra mbuna is a maternal mouth brooding cichlid. The female broods the eggs and early stage young in her mouth for 18 to 24 days. During this time she is unable to feed and she loses weight. When mature enough, the fry are expelled into the open water and quickly find natural shelter in which to hide. A study by Pierottia et al. (2008 ...
Blue zebra cichlid is a common name for several fish and may refer to: Maylandia callainos; Maylandia greshakei; Metriaclima callainos This page was last edited on 27 ...
This fish is an mbuna cichlid that lives in alkaline water with the PH of 7 to 9. It is a tropical fish and lives in temperatures from 22 to 28 °C (72 to 82 °F). The hardness of the water range from 10-20. They are very aggressive and are only kept with other similarly aggressive African cichlids, with one male to two or more females.
The blue-eye cichlid (Cryptoheros spilurus) is a small species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is native to Central America . It can reach a length of 12 centimeters (4.7 in).