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LAKE MALAWI CICHLID
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THE FISH
Orange-blue Zebra Cichlid
(Lake Malawi)
Pseudotropheus zebra (morph)
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This is a very vivid and very aggressive fish, belonging to the so-called Mbuna cichlids. You should keep 1 male with several females, and provide plenty of hideaways.
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| SIZE |
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These fish can grow to 5 inches.
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See recommended sera Foods below,
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FOOD
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| SEXING |
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The male is usually blue, although on occasion, he may also be red or pink. The female is red-yellow, although she may sometimes be red and black checkered and even totally white on rare occasions.
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This species will continue to breed in the aquarium for many years, although males of the same size will fight and should be kept apart. This fish is a typical mouthbrooder.
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The Fish
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