Species Care
TANGERINE ZEBRA (M.estherae)
Metriaclima estherae
Keeping Snapshot:
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Max Growth Size: 11 cm
- Temperament: Territorial, keep with Rift Lake Cichlids
- Check compatibility with other species here
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Preferred Water Parameters:
- Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsius
- pH Level: 7.8-9.0
- 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: Herbivorous and omnivorous. Eats all normal foods, but include some vegetable foods.
Additional Comments: Males are normally blue and females tangerine-yellow, but tangerine males can also regularly occur. Active rock-dwelling Cichlid, provide plenty of hiding places.
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