Breeding Convict Cichlids, also known as the 'Zebra Cichlid' can be thrilling, easy, and sometimes challenging. It is quite fun to watch convict parents raise their young, in the aquarium. You also feel very accomplished when the fry successfully reach adulthood, and are ready to be given, or sold to other aquarists.
Now that you are interested in breeding these small cichlids, you will need t
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Common Name: Electric Yellow Cichlid, Lemon Drop Cichlid, Yellow Lab
Fish Family:Cichlidae
Scientific Name:Labidochromis caeruleus
Fish Size: The Yellow Lab are from 3 to 4inches long
Tank Region: My electric yellows will swim around the bottom but are known to swim around everywhere in the tank.
Tank Hardness: The hardness of the water should be 10-20 dGH
pH: The pH should be from 7.2-8.7
Temperature:75-79 ° F
Breeding Method: The electric yellow is a mouthbrooder cichlid
Sexual Differences: During mating time the males will be brighter in color and have deeper colors on there black parts
Feeding: The electric yellows are omnivores so you can feed them flakes but they love blood worms!
Original Lake: They come from Lake Malawi in Africa so that makes them a African Cichlid
Picture: http://www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish/e...id-profile.jpg
As 2010 strikes all the remaining time zones of the world, I just wanted to say that I really hope everyone has a wonderful 2010, and I hope that 2010 will be the best year you have ever had rewarding you in many ways. 2009 was a different experience for everyone, bad memories, good memories, may lurk in the year 2009, but 2009 is over now and you can start fresh.
What I really am trying to say is Happy New Year, and I hope 2010 affects you in a positive way.
Thanks,
The Aquarium Staff Team
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