What are Mbuna cichlids

[fishfarm]

Helllo

I have heard about the Mbuna cichlids and I am just wandering what they are , there size an d compatibility. Thank s

 

[Sorrell]

Read this and it should answer a lot of your questions Mbuna tanks are really active and rewarding in my opinion, glad to see you're interested

 

[nzmbunaz]

mbuna are just reguler fish, some can be quite aggressive though so they are not good for comm. tanks
the largest they will probably ever get is 5-6 inches, and they love acves and crevices so provide many rocks and plants in an imaginative way to create these playful environments.
i reccommend them

 

[Becca]

Mbuna cichlids are probably the best looking and most brightly colored fish you'll get in a Freshwater tank. Their personality and looks make them both stunning and enjoyable to watch. I ditched my Tropical community months ago and have since gone purely Cichlid. I can't imagine filling any of my tanks with anything but Cichlids!

 

[semper fi]

mbuna means rockfish. mbuna refers to the smaller species of fish that occupy lake malawi along the rocky shores. they live, eat and reproduce using the rocks to make caves to protect themselfves from predators. man being the largest predator. mbuna are a source of food for the people dwelling in the villages along the shores of lake malawi. average adult size of mbuna is about 5" for a mature male. aggression ranges from peaceful to aggressive. they are harem mouthbrooders meaning that males will choose a group of females to mate with. they will spawn in birthing pits and the female will scoop the fertilized eggs in her mouth, tumbling them to oxygenate them. the fry will hatch in her mouth and when they are freeswimming she will spit the fry out. mbuna are also herbivores. herbivores digest their food in their long intestinal tract and have no capacity for storing fat. high protein foods are not easily digested and an excess of them will cause the tract to become irritated. this results in bloat.

utaka is the other group of fish that occupies lake malawi. utaka means deepwater hap. this group is solely compromised of the copadichromis species that occupy lake malawi. this species is omnivorous. they feed on the vegetation and also on plankton and smaller organisms in the lake.

 

[new fish lover]

Go to www.cichlidforum.com You will get all the info you need.