Star Sapphire Cichlid For Sale

Females have a grayish to light blue color.

Star sapphire cichlid for sale. Males are blue with darker blue stripes until they reach about 4 to 5 inches. They can eat other fish if they are small enough. West african steatocranus casuarius buffalo head cichlid plecos and catfish in stock. Pseudotropheus polit lions cove cynotilapia afra jalo reef labidochroms trewavasae blue hooknose electric yellow cyno afra green mbwecca metriaclima lombardoi kenyi cichlid red top hongi.

Star sapphire max size. Male star sapphires begin to display a glittery jewel like pattern at approximately 5 6 in size. First photo is an actual photo of 3 juveniles. A beautiful hap with blue color and white specks.

Such foods will help these fish display their bright metallic blue colors. Hard the phenocilus was. Phenochilus tanzania star sapphire is the only fish from lake malawi that males develop bright white starspots. Aggressive region of origin.

They turn bright blue with white starspots making them one of the most attractive fish in the cichlid world. Moderately aggressive and predatory. Northeastern shoreline between makonde and lupingu tanzania and at kasinda malawi habitat. Phenochilus tanzania common name.

Lake malawi adult size. Star sapphire haplochromis cichlid. Phenochilus tanzania star sapphire place of origin. Star sapphire cichlids are carnivores and should be offered a diet which includes a foods that are high in protein.

Lake malawi africa captive bred or wild. Flake or pellet compatibility. Color will become more evident at 3 4 or even 5. In a home aquarium they will accept commercially prepared cichlid pellets along with plankton based flakes and live or frozen brine shrimp or krill.

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