Electric Blue Cichlid

[Red Devil]

Hmm, I think I will go with some Electric Blue Africans then. So, the males should be more colorful? And I should try to stay away from mixing males and females in one tank?

If you get an electric blue is a female, she will remain a dull grey. If it is indeed a male, their color is a reflection of how content they are and/or dominance.
it is very hard in the beginning to see which are males and females.. unless you buy older ones ..so what you do is buy some .. and then separate the females out later... hopefully you will choose more males since they also seem to grow faster and bigger..and if you look closely at them you may catch a glimpse of the blue coming in..you should check out the african rift forum here on mfk.. lots of pictures and info on all african cichlids..

 

[Red Devil]

Hmm, I think I will go with some Electric Blue Africans then. So, the males should be more colorful? And I should try to stay away from mixing males and females in one tank?

you actually can do a nice mixed tank and breed.. but this tank would need hiding places etc.. and it does not seem like you want to be getting into the breeding..but instead just want a nice african peaceful tank with lots of blue... so yes that is what you would look for..

 

[Red Devil]

breeding issues make some/most cichlids a little aggressive,lol.


we are talking about these


http://ftp.animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/cichlid/ElectricBlueJohannii.php

the link did not work for me.. could you try it again

 

[james99]

if you try to do all males of the same species of african cichlid, chances are youll end up with one or only one will achieve full colors and the other will stay colored down.

 

[komodo182]

the link did not work for me.. could you try it again

still works for me

but here it is again


http://ftp.animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/cichlid/ElectricBlueJohannii.php

I tried it on chrome and firefox without issues

I took out the ftp here and I have no issues too

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/cichlid/ElectricBlueJohannii.php

Try that. Not quite sure what the ftp thing is. Have not seen that before

 

[Young Piranha]

That was a nice link, thanks for sharing. I will keep it bookmarked.

I'll just go to my LFS and pick out the ones that look healthy and bring them home with me. I can separate them if I have to.

Also, I wouldn't mind them breeding, I have plenty of tanks and such.

I'm definitely gonna go with the Africans though, how many juveniles could be housed in a 55 gallon? I can get as much filtration as they need. Im also very dedicated when it comes to water changes and such.

 

[Young Piranha]

Would a Pictus catfish be fine with these as well?

 

[Red Devil]

still works for me

but here it is again


http://ftp.animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/cichlid/ElectricBlueJohannii.php

I tried it on chrome and firefox without issues

I took out the ftp here and I have no issues too

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/cichlid/ElectricBlueJohannii.php

Try that. Not quite sure what the ftp thing is. Have not seen that before

very good info ..thanks.

 

[Red Devil]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=114 this is where you want to go for information... will give you great ideas on setting up the tank, types of africans and cycling and water conditions.. they like hard water.. and everything else you need to know.

 

[Ashleigh Fletcher]

How do you know if cichlid is female or male