General information These fish can reach 10 inches in captivity and in nature can reach 12 inches. The male has a blue face with yellow markings across the head and dorsal fin and has a yellow body. The female is silver with dark blotches, hence the common name “Giraffe Cichlid”. To keep this species in…
General information The average adult male is 4 inches. Males are bright blue and brown while females are silvery. To keep these fish in captivity the water should be kept at about 77ºF with a pH between 7.8 and 8.6. The aquarium should be large and have a sandy substrate with plenty of rocks and…
General information Males are a yellow with blue markings while females are silver with vertical brown bands, these fish have a curved forehead and nose, large eyes and can reach 5 inches. To keep these fish in captivity, water pH should be between 7.5 and 9.0 and water temperature should range from 77ºF to 84.2ºF….
General information Males in the wild are blue or pinkish while females are dark orange or red. In captivity, males are orange and females are a lighter orange. To keep this species in captivity, water pH should be between 7.6 and 8.6 and water temperatures should be between 73ºF and 82ºF. The tank should have…
General information The average adult male is 3 inches and can live for about ten years with proper care. This species has dark vertical stripes alternated with lighter stripes. To keep these fish in captivity, the water should have a pH from 7.8 to 8.6 and water temperatures from 75ºF to 82ºF. The tank should…
General information The average adult is 5.5 inches in the wild, but in captivity, it can reach 8 inches. Males have an electric blue color, hence the common name “Electric Blue Cichlid”, and a white stripe along the spine and females are gray with dark gray stripes. To keep these fish in captivity, the water…
General information Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos has an elongated body, a rounded snout, a continuous dorsal fin, and can reach 4 inches in captivity. This makes it a popular Cichlid in the hobby due to its size, lower aggression levels, and coloration. It has a blue body with bright blue horizontal stripes, females have a lighter blue…
General information These fish exist in a variety of colors, being bright yellow the most popular one in the hobby and one of the rarer morphs in the wild. The average adult is 4 inches and they never exceed 4.7 inches. To keep these fish in captivity the water temperature should be between 75ºF and…
General information The average adult male is 5 inches while the average adult female is 3 inches. Males have a pale blue body with four orange egg spots on the anal fin and females are either light blue or white and don’t have any egg spots. To keep these fish in an aquarium, the water…
