Freshwater Fish For Sale - Malawi Species
CICHLIDAE: LAKE MALAWI SPECIES Cyrtocara moorii The adults of the blue lumphead have a bulging forehead, more prominent in the males. Rather timid, C. moorii seeks out sandy areas of the lake bed with rocks to demarcate its territory. The female incubates the eggs in her mouth for 3 weeks. Size: 20 cm. Sciaenochromis ahli A rather shy and timid “hap”; the male is blue, the female grayish with dark transverse stripes. Size: 12-15 cm. Dimidiochromis compressiceps The long, flat head and slim, elongate body characterize the Malawian eye-biter, whose name derives from its reputation for devouring the eyes of other fish. It swims with head tilted slightly downwards ready to seize its prey. A typical habitat would be a sandy bed with plantations of Vallisneria. Size: 15-20 cm. Nimbochromis linni The elephant-nose polystigma, or Linn’s haplochromis, a native of Pacific waters, is easily confused with a closely related species, N. polystigma (English name: the polystigma) but has a downwardtilted mouth. The female incubates up to 300 eggs for 3 weeks; the fry are free-swimming when they reach 1 cm. Size: 20 cm. Copadichromis jacksoni (female) Sometimes confused with Sciaenochromis ahli, this species is actually larger. Juveniles have two dark patches which usually disappear in adulthood. Size: 18-20 cm. Nimbochromis livingstonii The Livingstone’s mbuna is somewhat pugnacious and bullies smaller species. The dominant male takes on a blue, metallic coloration, while the females - who incubate their eggs for 3 weeks - exhibit brown spots on a light background. Size: 20 cm. Nimbochromis venustus The Latin name of the genus Nimbochromis refers to distinctive patches of dark coloration on the body. The dominant male of the venustus has a yellow body and blue head. The preferred habitat is a sandy area with beds of Vallisneria. Size: 20 cm.
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