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Scientific name: Maylandia greshakei |
| Previous
name: Pseudotropheus greshakei |
| Trade
name: Pseudotropheus ice blue |
| Natural
habitat: Rocky environments and reefs. |
| Food in
the lake: Plankton from the open water |
| Food in
the aquarium: A mix of quality pellets, flakes, krill, artemia, etc fed
sparingly. No mammal meat! |
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Behaviour in my aquarium: The dominant male defends his territory mainly
against cichlids of his own kind. This can't be compared though with the
determination that some other species in my Mbuna tank tend to show. |
| Tank
mates: Can be kept with other mid-sized Mbuna with preferably another
colour pattern to reduce mutual aggression. Always be careful to prevent
crossbreeding with similar species. There are already more than enough
*mixed assorted African cichlids* in this world that are impossible to
identify. |
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Aquarium: At least a tank of >300L with a sufficient amount of
rocks and caves. A sand bottom, pH between 7.5 - 8.5, temperature about 25°C |
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2 males Maylandia
greshakei in my Mbuna aquarium
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Personal notes:
Maylandia greshakei is one of the Mbuna that
appealed me right from the start of my *cichlid career*. Up till now I had
not yet kept them in one of my tanks, but after visiting a shop that had
them on their stock list I was easily persuaded to buy a small group of
these beautiful animals. Especially the orange dorsal fin combined with the
light blue body on the dominant male makes them very attractive to me. This
compensates in a high degree that the females are only dull brow-grey fish.
Their aggression is only moderate, especially when you take the super
dominant Maylandia msobo in mind.
Swimming in the upper part of the
aquarium.
Click on the thumbnail for a high resolution
image
Click on the thumbnail for a high resolution
image. Text and photos (except the last one) by Frank Panis. Bottom photo by
Dave Laubach.
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