Freshwater
Blue mbuna
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Cichlidae, Pseudocrenilabrinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 30 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 648 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Introduced to Israel.
More about the species
Description
Is territorial over rocky substrate. Usually feeds alone, or in small groups with other species, on the Aufwuchs cover on rocks in shallow water. Occasionally, however, members band and form feeding schools of several hundred fish which raid the rich algal gardens of other species. Also feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Labeotropheus curvirostris
- Labeotropheus fuellerboni
- Labeotropheus fulleborni
In other languages
- Blå Näbbcichlid
- Fuelleborns næbcichlide
- Sininenäahven
- Fuelleborn's cichlid, Malawi blue cichlid
Articles
All articles
How to set up an African aquarium5 min read
Two completely different aquariums: forest rivers with soft, brown water, roots and leaves, and Rift Valley lake cichlids in hard, alkaline water with big rock piles.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
Ich (white spot)4 min read
The most common disease in aquarium fish. How to recognize it, why it shows up, and how to get rid of it.