Showing posts with label ice blue zebra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ice blue zebra. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Maylandia Zebra "Makonde"


3 Inche Male

 Common Name(s): Blue zebra cichlid, Maylandia zebra
Type: Mbuna cichlid
Origin: Lake Malawi Africa
Size: 6 inches
Color: Males hold the beauty in this species, displaying bright cobalt blue colors with black outlined fins! Females are not as colorful and are more dull!
Description: This is another incredible beautiful mbuna cichlids...and like all mbuna it carries a bad attitude toward other fish especially of its own kind or similar looking to itself! The higher ranking male will generally display most color!






Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Metriaclima Greshakei

 Common Name(s): Red Top Zebra Cichlid, Ice Red top Zebra, Ice blue cichlid
Type: Mbuna Cichlid
Origin: Lake Malawi, Africa
Size: 6 inches
Color: Females and juveniles are a grey with little color, but dominate males obtain a stunning light blue color, with dark blue bars, with an orange highlight going down the fins!
Description: This fish is like most mbuna, very aggressive. Males are big show-offs!