Blue Johanni Cichlid Female

Both the male and the female electric blue johanni are very attractive african cichlids and having opposite coloring makes keeping both sexes in the aquarium desirable. The female may carry the eggs for around 3 weeks before releasing the free swimming fry.

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Blue johanni cichlid female. Johannii and both sexes of the maingano have dark blue to black horizontal bands that runs across the back but on the m. Juveniles are generally a yellow in color but this can vary in intensity from location to location in the wild. The page offers links to other cichlids and friendly forums on each specie.

For mainganos both males and females are black blue and they have more of a striped appearance. 35 eb johanni fry in the. She will not eat during this period and can be easily spotted by her distended mouth.

Johannii they are often broken up with spots of light blue. Though still not a community tank specimen with fish other than cichlids they are some of the least aggressive of the melanochromis species. The female electric blue johanni is not going to be confused because it is distinctly different having a golden orange body coloring.

They are very easy to breed and the juveniles are easy to raise as well. 2 juli transcriptus 2 auratus 2 yellow labs 2 red banded moori 4 red zeba 2 hap milono 4 eb johanni 4 bb ornatus 1 pictus catfish and 2 bala sharks peacock not sure what type electric blue hap 5 juvenile red devils in quarantine 5 juvenile bb ornatus. Females are brilliant yellow orange in color.

They are very easy to breed and the juveniles are easy to raise as well. Both the male and the female electric blue johanni are very attractive african cichlids and having opposite coloring makes keeping both sexes in the aquarium desirable. When obtaining either of these fish it is best to know the scientific name as well as the common name to make sure you get the species you want.

The maingano tends to be a bit smaller than johannis too. Melanochromis johanni has a variable color pattern. If a female is overly stressed she may spit out the brood prematurely or eat them so care must be taken if you decide to move the fish in order to avoid fry predation.

Though still not a community tank specimen with fish other than cichlids they are some of the least aggressive of the melanochromis species. Aqua fish net since 2005. But the male m.

Mature males will develop a black and blue color pattern usually a black body with blue horizontal stripes. The is an mbuna which is a smaller more aggressive cichlid. 35 eb johanni fry in the breeder tank 16 2 month old eb johanni in quarantine.

The johanni males have light blue on a black background while the johanni females are orange. An article devoted to keeping blue johanni s their dietary needs and demands on tank setup. Johannis should not be kept with mainganos as they produce hybrids.

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