Mbuna are relatively aggressive, and should be kept in an “overstocked” aquarium (more than one inch of fish per ten gallons, once fully mature. It will reach a length of six inches, and may live for over ten years in captivity. General: The Bumblebee Cichlid (Pseudotropheus crabro) is an Mbuna from Lake Malawi. This species is aggressive, especially between themselves. General info about Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid The tank should also have a dark sandy bottom, open space to swim, plenty of loose rocks or gravel, caves and plants which they will most likely uproot and eat. It is recommended to feed a high-quality fish food flake or pellet as the staple of the diet. What do blue cichlids eat?īlue cichlid diet Worms (earthworms, bloodworms, Tubifex worms), brine shrimp, and krill should regularly be given additional frozen foods, like shellfish and fillets of fish, may also be supplemented. Live foods like Daphnia and bloodworms can also be fed to Zebra Danios once a week as a treat. You can also try to feed them fresh vegetables like Zucchini, Cucumber, shelled Peas and Spinach. The core of their diet will be a good quality flake and you can occasionally use an algae-based flake food. They are primarily solitary and use their strong jaws to feed on algae, small insects, or crustaceans. They live in the caverns and small caves created by large rocks jumbled together.
Zebra Cichlid can be found in highly rocky areas around small islands or rocky outcroppings surrounded by sand.
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