JOHANNI CICHLID
- RM15.00
- Common Name: Johanni cichlid,Blue Johanni, Blue gray mbuna (rock dweller)
- Origin: Lake Malawi – Found between Makanjila Point and Metangula
- Diet: Flake food & small pellets. Algae Flakes. Frozen: Brine Shrimp, Mysis, pacifica plankton, bloodworms
- Size: Males 4 inches, Females 3.5 inches
- Water Conditions: pH 7.6 to 8.2; water temperature 76 to 82 degrees F.
- Introduced: Eccles – 1973
- Sexing: Males are black with electric blue stripes. Females are orange – yellow coloration.
- Breeding: Males will create a nest in the gravel or defend a territory on the top of a flat rock Eggs are carried by female in her mouth for 21 days and number about 25 – 40. Fry will eat baby brine shrimp.
- Behavior: Johanni are very aggressive fish for their size; give them plenty of room and rocks to hide in. A sandy substrate is best; avoid live plants as they will be eaten. They should be kept with other aggressive mbuna from Lake Malawi like Metiaclima zebra, Labidochromis caeruleus and Synodontis catfish. Do not keep with Electric Blue Johanni as they may hybridize.
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