African Cichlids
Yellow Lab
Labidochromis caeruleus
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Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Malawi (northwest shore)
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- middle – bottom
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (one of the calmest mbuna)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male with 3 or more females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- omnivorous (cichlid pellets, brine shrimp; low in red protein)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; the female incubates the eggs in her mouth
Notes: Lemon yellow with a black-edged dorsal fin. The best mbuna to start with Lake Malawi: stacked rocks with plenty of caves and hard water.
