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Cobalt Cichlid
Cobalt Cichlid
Species	Maylandia callainos
Family	Cichlidae
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL 55 US Gallons (208.2L)
Size	15.24 cm 5-6 " (12.7-15.2cm)
sg	Freshwater
pH	7.8 - 8.6
Temp.	298.706 K 25.556 °C 537.67 °R 300.928 K 27.778 °C 541.67 °R78 -82 °F (25.6-27.8°C)
Water Hardness	8-15 °d
Stocking Ratio	2:3 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Herbivore Pellet Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	2-5 years
Habitat	Lake Malawi

Contents 1 Alternative names 1.1 Synonyms 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Cobalt Cichlid, Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid, Cobalt Mbuna, Cobalt Zebra

[edit] Synonyms

Metriaclima callainos

[edit] Sexing

Unknown

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

More detail on diet...

[edit] Feeding regime

How often to feed, etc.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

How to id the animal.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Fish Forums.net
• Tims Tropicals