Maylandia estherae
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 A Red Zebra in an aquarium
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| Pseudotropheus estherae (Konings, 1995) |
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Maylandia estherae |
One of the common Pseudotrophine cichlids is Pseudotropheus estherae, a rock dwelling fish from the genus Pseudotropheus, (though sometimes placed in the genus Maylandia). These fish, like most cichlids from Lake Malawi, are 'mouthbrooders,' females hold their fertilized eggs, then fry, in their mouth until they are released after about 21 days.
Females can grow up to 10 cm (4 in) while males will grow up to 12.7 cm (5 in).
[edit] Aquarium Care
The males are territorial, and subordinate males will be picked on by the dominant or alpha male. Like the other cichlids of this genus, they are best kept in tanks harems with one male to many females. They prefer a rocky terrain providing numerous hiding places, where weaker fish can find necessary shelter. Their predominate food source is algae though those in aquaria will take typical cichlid foods and some vegetable greens as a treat.
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- Pseudotropheus estherae (TSN 648874). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on June 24, 2005.
- "Pseudotropheus estherae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
- Pseudotropheus information
