Difficulty:Intermediate
Max Growth Size: 15 cm
Temperament:Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids
Diet: Carnivorous feed quality cichlid pallets and frozen foods
Preferred Water Parameters:
Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsius
pH Level: 7.5-8.5
General Hardness:Hard
Range: Africa: Lake Malawi
Reproduction: Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.
Feeding: Carnivorous. Piscivorous, feeding mainly on small fish. Frozen and dry foods. Additional Comments: Attractive variation of the popular Electric Blue.