I currently have a 60 gallon long tank with white aquarium sand and large natural rocks.
I have 10 electric yellow (Labidochromis Caeruleus) and 5 Electric Blue (Melanochromis Johannii) Mbuna Cichlids
I breed the electric yellow and I recently purchased the electric blue because I found out they are very compatible, easy to breed, and mouthbrooders as well.
However, when I researched the electric blue online, it says the females are distinctly different- a light orange color without any blue at all. I was told that all the electric blue were the same color and that the males were just brighter than the females (like the electric yellow), but hard to sex.
Is it possible that there are blue females and males or are all females orange?
Also, how many more electric yellow/blue mbuna cichlids can I add without overcrowding the tank?
Any helpful answers or advice is greatly appreciated!
*also, does anyone know what the best treatment is for fish that have torn fins or are a little beat up-not from a disease, but from aggression ?
One of the fish I purchased yesterday is pretty beat up from the tank mates it was paired with in the store, and i did not realize this until I released it into my tank. It is getting along fine with the fish it is with now, but I was wondering if there was anything I could do to speed up the healing process of it's fins?
Thanks so much!
I have 10 electric yellow (Labidochromis Caeruleus) and 5 Electric Blue (Melanochromis Johannii) Mbuna Cichlids
I breed the electric yellow and I recently purchased the electric blue because I found out they are very compatible, easy to breed, and mouthbrooders as well.
However, when I researched the electric blue online, it says the females are distinctly different- a light orange color without any blue at all. I was told that all the electric blue were the same color and that the males were just brighter than the females (like the electric yellow), but hard to sex.
Is it possible that there are blue females and males or are all females orange?
Also, how many more electric yellow/blue mbuna cichlids can I add without overcrowding the tank?
Any helpful answers or advice is greatly appreciated!
*also, does anyone know what the best treatment is for fish that have torn fins or are a little beat up-not from a disease, but from aggression ?
One of the fish I purchased yesterday is pretty beat up from the tank mates it was paired with in the store, and i did not realize this until I released it into my tank. It is getting along fine with the fish it is with now, but I was wondering if there was anything I could do to speed up the healing process of it's fins?
Thanks so much!