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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.
Almost all of the cichlid species of Lake Malawi, including mbuna and non mbuna such as the utaka, are believed to have descended from one or a very few species that became isolated in the lake. With rising water levels, new habitats could be colonized and the many isolated rocky outcrops allowed new mbuna species to form. [ 3 ]
The name Maylandia, honours the cichlid enthusiast and author about aquaria Hans Joachim Mayland, who died in 2004, [3] was proposed as a subgenus of Pseudotropheus in 1984, [4] naming the long-known but undescribed "Ice Blue Zebra" as the type species. In 1997 Stauffer et al.
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 ...
William's mbuna (Maylandia greshakei), also known as ice blue zebra mbuna or ice blue zebra or the Pseudotropheus ice blue among the aquarium enthusiasts, is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only found at Makokola in the southeastern arm of the lake.
Therefore, the melanocytes in the black stripes have been activated -- while the melanocytes in the white fur are dormant. Simply put: Zebras are black. Get more zebras in the gallery below:
Cichlid breeds Picture Common name Species Lake Size Aggression Level Description Red Zebra: Pseudotropheus estherae: Malawi: 5 inches or 12.7 cm: Moderate: Mbuna: Very common in shops. Strangely, neither red, nor striped Aulonocara fort maguire: Aulonocara hansbaenschi: Malawi: 5 inches or 12.7 cm: Moderate: Utaka: Many variations Yellow Lab ...
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. This cichlid is a mouthbrooder and the female broods the eggs in her mouth for about three weeks.