Cichlids - Lake Malawi

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Electric yellow labs

Scientific name:Lbidochrimus caeruleus
Size:3-4"
Temperature:73-82oF
pH:pH 7.6-8.6

Diet:They require a strong vegetable diet, but will accept most foods, it is recomended that you feed a variety. They enjoy frozen bloodworms as a treat and it helps with their color.
Behavior:Combine with other Mbuna, not too agresive. Should have caves in its aquarium to hide from other cichlids.
Note: Probably one of the most commonly kept and easily recognized of the Malawi mbuna. This species is not overly aggressive, and should mix well with other low to medium aggression mbuna.  

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Yellow-tailed acei

Scientific name:Pseudotropheus acei
Size:3-4"
Temperature:73-82oF
pH:pH 7.6-8.6

Diet:Omnivore. Feed a good balance of frozen foods and flake/ pelet foods
Behavior:Combine with other Mbuna, not too agresive. Should have caves in its aquarium to hide from other cichlids.
Note: There is another colour variation of this fish, commonly known as the white-tailed acei or Pseudotropheus acei "Ngara"  

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Saulosi

Scientific name:Pseudotropheus saulosi
Size:3"
Temperature:73-82oF
pH:pH 7.6-8.6

Diet: Feeds on algae and the small organisms within it. Provide a varied diet which includes a vegetable component, such as veggie/spirulina based flake.
Behavior:Combine with smaller, less agressive Mbuna.
Note: This striking little mbuna shows clear differences between the sexes once the fish reach around 2"/5cm, and is one of the less aggressive mbuna. It is therefore suited to smaller Malawi setups, with other similarly less aggressive species.  

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Bumblebee cichlid

Scientific Name: Metriaclima crabro
Size: 5" (12.5cm)
Temperature: 23-28oC (73-82oF)
pH: pH 7.6-8.6

Diet:Omnivore, feed a varied diet of dried foods and frozen/live foods
Behavior: Great in mbuna tanks.
Note:No obvious difference in males/females. They are Mouthbrooders.