Socolofi and all mbunas are mouthbrooders. A female lays eggs a male fertilizes the eggs and the female picks up the eggs in her mouth.
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Pseudotropheus socolofi female grade 5 13 votes list posted in cichlids.
Socolofi cichlid female. Ph 7 8 8 5 10 20 dh. When she tries to add them to the brood in her mouth she actually recieves sperm from the male thus fertilising the eggs. 5 6 temperament.
Pictures of male and female cichlids. Keep in a species tank with one male to at least three females or in a tank with other lake malawi cichlids. They can be included in a african cichlid community tank or kept with the same species aquarium with one male for every three females or more.
Avoid peacock and haplochromis cichlids. They are miniature versions of their mother and very cute. Males will have a brighter blue color than females almost as if they were shiny whitish blue.
She will not eat during this period and can be easily spotted by her distended mouth. Males display a more powdered blue color whereas females are a more drab blue but lack egg spots on the anal fin. The scientific name of this fish is albino pseudotropheus socolofi.
But it can be because they are holding. Its really nice but ive read in the cichlid book i have that this fish isnt suppose to be aggressive it says its one of the more peaceful mbunas. The jaguar cichlid parachromis managuensis previously cichlasoma managuense is a large semi aggressive and beautiful cichlid that is a popular and fun companion for the more experienced fishkeeperunlike most cichlids the jaguar doesnt present a permenant patterning until it has fully matured and its visuals.
Unique in the fact that males and females display colors. 4 5 temperament. There are very subtle differences between the males and females of this species.
Females have a pale dull blue colouration. Aggressive especially displays conspecific aggression with males of the same species. Maternal mouthbrooder with the female carrying the eggs for approximately three weeks and the fry for about a week after hatching.
She ll brood them for about 3 weeks then release them in the aquarium. Requires alkaline hard water. The male has egg shaped spots on his anal and the female is attracted to these.
These larger sized mbuna are albino with the typical phenotype of lack of pigmentation and reddened eyes. Males should have dummy egg spots which come in handy in the breeding process. The female will carry the eggs for around 3 4 weeks before releasing the free swimming fry.
Common names in fish keeping hobby are snow white cichlid albino cichlid albino socolofi albino malawi cichlid albino mbuna white morph albino pindani so on.
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