Species Care
METRIACLIMA PULPICAN
Metriaclima pulpican
Keeping Snapshot:
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Max Growth Size: 8 cm
- Temperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids
- Check compatibility with other species here
- Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsius
- pH Level: 7.5-8.5
- General Hardness: Hard
Range: Africa: Lake Malawi
Reproduction: Mouthbrooder: after spawning, the females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming. Males will mate with multiple females. The fry are easily raised with first foods such as baby brine shrimp.
Feeding: Carnivorous. Dry foods and frozen foods.
Additional Comments: Previosuly knows as Blue Kingsizei, this is a very active and showy species. Territorial despite its provide a few hiding places. Males are a luminous light blue overlaid with several thick vertical dark bands.
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