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Cobalt Blue
Native Habitat: Lake Malawi, Africa Temperament: Aggressive Feeding: Flake food and adult brine shrimp. Temperature Range: 72°-82°F. pH: 8.0 - 9.0 KH: 10-18 Adult Size: 5.5" is an average General Information: The Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid is also known as the Cobalt Blue Cichlid or Zebra Malawi Cichlid and comes from the rocky shores of Lake Malawi, Africa. The coloration of the Cobalt Blue is a pale blue background with seven to eight blue-black bars with four orange egg-shaped spots on the anal fin. The Cobalt Blue will do best in a cichlid community aquarium with numerous rocks and caves with a sandy bottom and plenty of places to set up territories. A laterite-based substrate is ideal for this system as it will help to maintain the necessary high pH and alkalinity. For best results in spawning, the males should be kept with at least three females. The female will spawn on a flat rock and will take the unfertilized eggs into her mouth and will follow closely behind the male until he releases the sperm to fertilize the eggs. The female will then incubate the eggs for approximately three weeks before releasing the fry. The fry can then be fed newly hatched brine shrimp, daphnia, or crushed flake food. The Cobalt Blue should be fed foods rich in vegetable matter such as flake, pellet and leafy seaweeds. Their diets should also be supplemented with meaty plankton-rich foods such as brine shrimp and blood worms. Sexing: Males are brighter blue and longer and pointed dorsal fins Breeding Cobalt Blue Zebra and Raising Fry (Opens a new browser window for members of Aquarium-Club.com) Buy Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlids with confidence and with our "Arrive Alive" guarantee Posting requests for fish wanted or fish available are services available only to our members. Please Join today.
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