Blue Sapphire Cichlid

I found the bigger tanks were not as much work as i thought they would be more water and more weight sure but in the end your still doing what you do now it s just a bigger tank.

Blue sapphire cichlid.

Males of these species are highly sought after by aquarists for their stunning metallic blue color with glittering white and blue spots. Mbuna marcus aquariums cichlids and. Next came a 165 which cichlid gal has now currently i have a 240 and don t plan on going bigger. My blue sapphire cichlid.

Hello everyone in this video we discuss the care and breeding of the star sapphire cichlid placidochromis species phenochilus tanzania. I started with a 30 then a 36 then a 110. Phenochilus or star sapphire cichlid is a popular species of haplochromis which are found along the shoreline between makonde and lupingu tanzania and at kasinda in lake malawi. As the placidochromis phenochilus tanzania matures the males will turn from a grayish color to a glitter like blue silver and white color females will be smaller and remain a gray blue or violet.

Posted by u deleted 1 year ago. He chips away color as he matures. Males of these species are highly sought after by aquarists for their stunning metallic blue color with glittering white and blue spots. This is a big hap.

Young wild caught tanzania star sapphire malawi s. Star sapphire cichlid from lake malawi africa. Phenochilus or star sapphire cichlid is a popular species of haplochromis which are found along the shoreline between makonde and lupingu tanzania and at kasinda in lake malawi. He chips away color as he matures.

Averages 8 10 inches in the home aquarium females average 6 inches. Very aggressive fish the growing pains of keeping a wolf cichlid parachromis dovii duration.