Yellow Electric Cichlid

littleman2001

littleman2001

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Hi all,

I am going to california for about 2 weeks and when i get back i plan on purchasing 2 yellow electrics. Has anybody ever had any expereinces with this fish? Is there any thing I should know? I also would like to know if anyone has bred them beacuse i would like too. They are pretty expensive so i want to be able to take good care of them:) !!


-littleman
 

Purple

Purple

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http://www.myfishtank.net/freshwaterprofiles.php?profile=139

http://www.cichliddepot.com/african/electricyellow.html

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/caeruleu.htm

If this is the fish you're on about, then they are normally referred to as Yellow Labs. Fairly well behaved for a Cichlid, does well in groups so you'd be ok with more than one male in there. The males sometimes have black markings near or on the face, female faces are pure yellow.

Reasonably easy to breed, so prices should be low(ish). I wouldn't pay over £5 - or $8 a fish. You can go for ages without seeing them in your LFS, then suddenly they're everywhere, so if you don't like the price this time round, don't be afraid to wait.

Lots of info on those links - any other questions just ask.......
 

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moneymike

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Electric Yellows, or Yellow Labs, or Labidochromis caeruleus are one of the "Mbuna" cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. They are fairly mild mannered compared to other Mbuna. They can be fed a good spirulina flake along with frozen brine shrimp and occasional blood worms. Minimum tank size would be like 29 gallons, where you could do maybe 4-6 of them, as they grow to about 4 inches.

I would look out for any that you find that show traces of vertical striping, a good specimen should be solid yellow.
 

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Oh moneymike, what exactly is C. gibberosa (loaded question...) - I'm not sure how valid that name is considered yet...
 

mike the zealot

mike the zealot

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It's official ;)

A second species of Cyphotilapia (Cichlidae) is described from Lake Tanganyika. The new species is clearly distinct from Cyphotilapia frontosa in having three scale rows between the upper and lower lateral lines at center of body (vs two rows in C. frontosa). Furthermore, a greater number of scales on the longitudinal line (34–36 vs 33–35), fewer outer teeth on the upper jaw (31–52 vs 39–62), higher body (43.3–51.2% SL vs 38.2–46.5%), longer predorsal (37.5–44.9% SL vs 37.1–42.7% SL), longer dorsal-fin base (57.1–64.6% SL vs 53.8–60.9% SL) and longer pectoral fin (36.0–47.2% SL vs 31.3–41.7%) also distinguish the former species. The distribution of the new species is restricted to the southern half of Lake Tanganyika, whereas C. frontosa is allopatrically distributed in the northern half of the lake.

Basically, all the blue C. frontosa from the south are now C. gibberosa
 

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