I like blue

[Komodo]

I like blue, is there a mild tempered African Mbuna Cichlid from Lake Malawi that will get to be about three to four inches long?

 

[CCXGT]

The only Blue-ish Mbuna would be your Cobalt Zebras.

I know some people complain about aggression with Zebras but in an Mbuna tank... Who cares.. ?


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[CCXGT]

Oh I forgot about Johanni/Maingano's.

They both come in black and blue colours.


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[jmats]

Female kenyi, zebras, electric blue johanni. You would have to have lots of rocks and planted areas and stick with other mbunas.


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[Mogurako]

The only Blue-ish Mbuna would be your Cobalt Zebras.

I know some people complain about aggression with Zebras but in an Mbuna tank... Who cares.. ?


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The bulk of Mbuna/haps from Lake Malawi are some combination of yellow or blue.....


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[CCXGT]

The bulk of Mbuna/haps from Lake Malawi are some combination of yellow or blue.....


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I won't argue with you, but I disagree.


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[JAnders]

What about a demasoni?

 

[HUKIT]

I won't argue with you, but I disagree.


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Blue and yellow are the dominant colors in Lake Malawi.

What about a demasoni?

They're blue but they're agressive with other fish and worse with conspecifics.

 

[CCXGT]

Blue and yellow are the dominant colors in Lake Malawi.

I'm still disagreeing... Name some other blue species if there are that many.

The OP asked a simple question and got 2/3 simple answers.


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[HUKIT]

I'm still disagreeing... Name some other blue species if there are that many.

The OP asked a simple question and got 2/3 simple answers.


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Your joking right? How about nearly every variant of Cynotilapia, Metraclima, and Labeotropheus. I can list off another hundred species by including haps and peacocks if you don't believe us.

Here 75% of this list is blue...

Cichlid Profiles

 

[Mogurako]

Your joking right? How about nearly every variant of Cynotilapia, Metraclima, and Labeotropheus. I can list off another hundred species by including haps and peacocks if you don't believe us.

Here 75% of this list is blue...

Cichlid Profiles

If not more.


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[CCXGT]

Nahh.


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[The boring name]

Nahh.


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Don't want to start an argument or anything but why be so rude. Treat people with some respect man.


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[The boring name]

Mild temper is pretty hard to find in cichlids in general lol. Cobalt blue, female Kenyi, yellow tail acei. And such are nice fish.


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[Mogurako]

Nahh.


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If you meant pure blue then the only one I can think of is Metriaclima callainos. However like HUKIT stated the vast majority of the fish from Lake Malawi are some combination of yellow/blue/black, including the fish in your avatar. It would actually be easier to name the fish that aren't yellow/blue/black. When I help people come up with stock lists it's actually pretty challenging to get a good diversity in color (that's not blue or yellow) , especially with Mbuna and peacocks.



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[Mogurako]

I like blue, is there a mild tempered African Mbuna Cichlid from Lake Malawi that will get to be about three to four inches long?

Look at the various collection points of Cynotilapia species.



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[Ulrichsd]

I like blue, is there a mild tempered African Mbuna Cichlid from Lake Malawi that will get to be about three to four inches long?

What size tank do you have?

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[Tacoeater]

Had good luck with my Saulosi. Nice blue males and yellow females. On the dwarf side and pretty mellow.


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[joecoones]

Here are pics of my yellow tail acei(s) and my cobalt blue. No aggression whatsoever from them. The cool thing about aceis is they are one of the few mbuna that school.

 

[Komodo]

What size tank do you have?

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110 gallons