Are Blue Dolphin cichlids aggressive?

Are Blue Dolphin cichlids aggressive?

The blue dolphin is considered to be one of the more difficult cichlids to breed and can become quite aggressive with tank mates around spawning time.

How much is a blue dolphin cichlid?

Blue Dolphin Cichlid

How long does a blue dolphin live?

The typical lifespan of a Blue Dolphin Cichlid is up to 10 years.

Are Blue Dolphin cichlids mouth brooders?

Breeding the Blue Dolphin Cichlid It is a mouthbrooder fish so the female picks up the eggs and incubates them in her mouth for up to three to four weeks. Approximately one week after hatching, the female will no longer take the fry back into her mouth. At this point, the fry can be placed in a grow-out tank.

What does OB Peacock mean?

Orange blotched
Male. Common Name: OB Peacock, The meaning of OB is Orange blotched.

How big do Blue Dolphin cichlids get?

The Blue Moorii is a good sized cichlid with a stocky elongated body and a somewhat pointed snout. This snout is similar looking to that of a dolphin, thus the names Malawi Blue Dolphin and Blue Dolphin Cichlid. They reach up to about 10 inches (25 cm) in length, and sometimes grow a bit bigger in the aquarium.

Is Taiwan reef a hap?

Remarks: The Taiwan Reef Hap (Protomelas sp. Steveni Taiwan) is a fairly peaceful cichlid from Malawi that will fit well with any Peacock and Hap tank. Their body colors of primary red, yellow, and blue, bordered by a white dorsal fin, make them a very beautiful cichlid.

How big does a Frontosa cichlid get?

frontosa can grow to 33 cm (1.1 ft) in length. Even captive specimens potentially grow to this size. It has distinct markings with five to seven black vertical bars adorning a white or blue body and head and trailing fins with a distinct blue hue.

What fish can live with Frontosa?

Frontosa Fish Tank Mates

• Plecostomus.
• Bichirs.
• Clown Loach.
• Blue Dolphin Cichlid.
• White Calvis.
• Petricola.

Is a Blue Dolphin cichlid a hap?

Blue Dolphin Cichlid, Malawi Blue Dolphin Cichlid, Hump-head. The Blue Moorii Cyrtocara moorii (previously Haplochromis moorii) was described by Boulenger in 1902. They occur in the Africa rift lake area and are endemic to Lake Malawi.

What is a dragon blood cichlid?

The Dragon Blood Peacock Cichlid is a hybrid from the Aulonocara Species (Peacock Cichlid) from Lake Malawi. Dragon Blood Peacock Cichlids feed by sifting through sand substrate by pushing the sand through their gills and extracting small invertebrates hidden in the sand.

What does F1 cichlid mean?

F1 stands for Filial 1, the first filial generation offspring resulting from breeding from the parental types. F2 is the resulting offspring from a F1 mating. In the cichlid hobby the F1 generally used to denote the first generation offspring from wild caught parents.