African Cichlids
Blue Dolphin Cichlid
Cyrtocara moorii
Photo: Photographer: Riftreef at en.wikipedia / [1] · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Malawi
- Size
- 20 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific (for a Malawi species)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male and 3 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Pale blue with a large hump on the forehead of adults. Peaceful; should not be kept with aggressive mbuna, which will harass it.
