![]() ![]() For context, African cichlids can reach up to 12 feet. Xenotilapia flavipinis red royal kekese F1 NZ Xenotilapia papilio sunflower Mvuna Isl. Hello cichlid friends, times are very difficult for the aquaristics industry, especially when it comes to selling cichlids. During this time, they can extend up to 5 inches in length, which is slightly smaller than most cichlids. : Ob Red Zebra : It Is A Rock Dwelling Fish Or Mbuna From Lake Malawi. Metriaclima zebra Chizumulu Island MC + OB F1 M. It refers to the orange color pattern which spreads unevenly on the fish body. Ad konings does a very good jon of explaining the different fish at Minos Reef - red zebras etc. Red zebra cichlids live, on average, anywhere from 5 to 10 years in captivity. The OB in the species name means Orange Blotch. Personal experiences in the aquarium however my white male has not bred AFAIK If you guys dont see any egg dummies on your redxred fish they are either a) not estherae, b) not red zebra or c) a crossbreed.ĭiving experience at Minos Reef, Chiloleo, Gome and Chiofu, where I watched breeding occur in the wild ![]() what the florida guys do is import a white male and breed it like crazy However most common in the petstore is "RedxRed" which was created if you remember above I said white male + orange female = orange males and female fry. So those fish you see in the hobby "red zebra" are probably metriaclima estherae IF there is a blue male and they have egg dummies on their dorsal. WHITE male + O female = ORANGE male, orange femaleīlue male + brown female = blue male, brown female So - the metriaclima estheraes know to stay away from Blue Reefs ( and not crossbreed).īlue Male + Orange Female = Blue male fry, orange female fry.īlue male + OB Female = Blue male fry, OB female fry. There is a COBALT blue zebra also at Minos Reef with brown females, (metriaclima zebra blue reef) this fish does NOT have egg dummies on it's dorsal. This is the only species of metriaclima (formerly pseudotropheus) that has egg dummies in a spot other than the anal fin. About 10km south of Minos reef you get yellower females, further still down near Chiofu you get brown females.Īll Estherae have yellow "egg spots" on the back of their dorsal fin. Males are blue, there are white ones too but they are rare. Red Zebra, aka Metriaclima Estherae is caught from Minos Reef, central eastern Lake Malawi. the estheraes were named after Esther Grant, wife of Stuart Grant one of the exporters from Lake Malawi (Kambiri Point,Salima) Red Zebra Cichlid (Maylandia estherae) is a tropical freshwater cichlid species endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. Red zebras are probably my favourite fish because of what I am about to explain. Soulfish pretty much summed it up but I can go into further detail. ![]()
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