Christmas Fulu cichlid

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Name: Christmas Fulu cichlid (Haplochormis Phytophagus)
Alternative name or alias: HAPS, Lake Victoria cichlids HAPS
Family: cichlid fish (Cihlidaediae)
Genus: Xystichormis
Habitat: Lake Victoria, Lake Kenyaboli and Kenyan Yala swamp
Size: 4.4 inch or 11 cm
Lifetime: unknown
Tank area: end of the tank
Diet: Herbivore, vegetables
Temperature: 77-92 degrees F (25-33 C)
PH: 7.5 to 8.2
Hardness: dGH 12-25
Minimum tank required: 40 gallons
Compatible friend: Brycynus Sadleri and Synodontis Afrofisheri
Kennel Name: Fetus mouth Brooder

Christmas Fulu cichlids is a family of cichlid fish (cichlids). This fish is an endangered species. The body shape is different from common cichlids that have oval and wide body. 11 Cm or 4.4 inch reach the length. The female is generally smaller than the male.

How to care it:
You must have at least 40 gallon tank for a group of the Fulu. You can water heater above all you live at subtropical country install. Your tank can keep warm the aerator. As a common cichlid, the Christmas Fulu need some hiding place. Decorate the tank with several hiding places and protected area such as Bogwood, PVC pipe, rock, etc.. The hiding place is a House for them. You can give fine substrate in the bottom of the tank for their nest, because these fish like to dig. You need to put any water system, because the fish like to break.
You want to maintain a group containing 6-8 2 males and females, you need 250 gallon tank.

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The cichlids are polygamy fish; Therefore, you may receive several women for a male. The relationship between males females is 1: 4. keeping it since young. The females will keep the eggs at the mouth up to three weeks.
Feeding
Christmas Fulu preferred pellet and vegetable meat. They can eat them with meat occasionally feed.

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Kenyi cichlid

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Name: Kenyi cichlids (Metriaclima Lombardoi)
Alternative name or alias: Kenyi, blue Kenyi Kenyi cichlids
Family: cichlid fish (Cihlidaediae)
Habitat: Malawi lake and Mbenji Iceland, African
Size: 4-6 inches or 10-15 cm
Life expectancy: 18 years
Tank area: end of the tank
Diet: Herbivore, vegetables
Temperature: 78-80 degrees F (22-28 ° C)
PH: 7.8 to 8.2
Hardness: dGH 12-25
Minimum tank required: 55 litres
Compatible friend: other Malawi Mbuna cichlids
Kennel Name: Fetus mouth Brooder
Temperament: aggressive
Kenyi cichlids are a family of cichlid fish (cichlids). The body shape is different from common cichlids that have oval and wide body. 10-15 Cm or 4-6 inch reach the length. This Cishlid is part of the medium size cichlid. The life span is quite long, or 18 years.
In the meantime, the male colour is yellow; Now is the female color blue. If the fish was a boy, was the female and male color blue.
The behavior is so aggressive, so is this fish not good for Community fish. You can attack other fish.

How to care it:
Put it in the 55-gallon tank fish and facilitate it with water filter and aerator. You can water heater above all you live at subtropical country install. Your tank can keep warm the aerator. As a common cichlid, the Kera need some hiding place. Decorate your tank with some hiding places such as Bogwood, PVC pipe, rock. The hiding place is a House for them. The tank can give you fine substrate in the bottom.
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The cichlids are polygamy fish; Therefore, you may receive several women for a male. Hold since young. The females will keep the eggs at the mouth up to three weeks.
Feeding
The Kera is omnivorous, so they vegetables as must. The Kera preferred to eat algae than life. They could feed on algae in your tank.
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Yellow tail Acei cichlid

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Name: Yellow tail Acei cichlid (Psedeuthopus Acei)
Family: cichlid fish (Cihlidaediae)
Habitat: Lake Malawi, East Africa
Size: 4.5 x or 11,125 cm
Life expectancy: 8 years
Tank-region: all region tank
Diet: Herbivore, vegetables
Temperature: 78-82 degrees F (26-28 ° C)
PH: about 7.5
Hardness: 10-15 dGH
Minimum tank required: 40 gallons
Compatible friend: other Malawi Mbuna cichlids
Kennel Name: Fetus mouth Brooder
Temperament: peaceful

Yellow tail Acei cichlids is a Mbuna from Lake Malawi. The body shape is oval and wide. 10-15 Cm or 4-6 inch reach the length. The life span is quite long for a medium size cichlid or 18 years.
In the meantime the male color is deep blue to purple and the back and caudal fin colour is yellow. The color of the male is brighter than the female.
The temperament of this fish is not aggressive, so is this fish not good for Community fish. In contrast to other Mbuna, the Acei sometimes go to the water surface.
How to care it:
Make the fish tank at least 40 gallon tanks and facilitate it with water filter, water heater and aerator. As a common cichlid, yellow tail Acei need some hiding place. Decorate your tank with some hiding places such as Bogwood, PVC pipe, rock. The hiding place is a House for them. The tank can give you fine substrate in the bottom.

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The females will keep the eggs at the mouth up to three weeks. The female may produce 50 FRY in each breeding.
Feeding
The yellow tail Acei is omnivorous, but they prefer vegetables, meat. Feed with plants, spirulina, green vegetables and algae.

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Livingstoni cichlid

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Name: Livingstoni (NimboCHromis LIvingstoni)
Alternative name or alias:-.
Family: cichlid fish (Cihlidaediae)
Habitat: Lake Malawi, African
Size: 8 inch or 20 cm
Life expectancy: 10 years
Tank area: bottom of the tank or down Dweller
Diet: Omnivorous
Temperature: 74-79 degrees F (24-26 C)
PH: 7.5 to 8.5
Hardness: 10-18 dGH
Minimum tank required: 70 gallons
Compatible friend: other Malawi Mbuna cichlids
Kennel Name: Fetus mouth Brooder
Temperament: aggressive

Livingstoni cichlids is a family of cichlid fish (cichlids). The name is similar to the British evangelist David Livingstone. The body is slender, with large head relative to its body. 20 Cm or 8 inch reach the length. This is the longest Malawi cichlids, I think. The life span is quite long for a medium size cichlid or 18 years.
The color of his fish is brown with Brown stain like rock. This fish has ability to camouflage because this fish skin with rocky pattern is similar. We can see thin gold color at the edge of the fin. The male is coloured than the female.
The behavior is so aggressive, so is this fish not good for Community fish. This fish is best kept in the same types of containers. You will harass other fish in particular small fish. Livingstoni has rarely hunting method. It act as small fish dies, to win. If small fish close its reach, it will attack the small fish.

How to care it:
Make a home comfort for them with 70 gallon tanks. Set Bogwood, PVC pipe, rock for hiding place. Also, you put sand and substrate such as its nature in Africa. Facilitate the tanks with water filters, aerators and water heater.
Kennel Name:
The cichlids are polygamy fish; Therefore, you may receive several women for a male. Hold since young. Females hold eggs at the mouth up to three weeks or 21 to 24 days. The female lays typically 100 eggs in each race.

Feeding
Livingstoni is an omnivore, the protein-rich food need. Feed with small fish, Tubifex, insect larvae, krill, frozen foods and pellets. Livingstoni may also spinach, peas, lettuce and Courgette.

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