![]() Warning: At least 5 x Red Zebra are recommended in a group. (Read more about beginner mbuna species here). Make sure your filtration is sufficient and keep up with water changes. These species in general, need to be overstocked to control aggression (over 100% stocking level). Warning: Convict is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 6 inches. Warning: Red Zebra is not recommended to be with Convict - mbuna species should not be mixed with other groups. You will be less likely to experience problem if you get even more females. Suggestion: If you want to keep more than 5 Red Zebra, minimum recommend male to female ratio is 1:4 (M:F). Warning: Red Zebra is not recommended for your tank - it may eventually outgrow your tank space, potentially reaching up to 5 inches. It really doesn't matter since my main concern was the mixing of Red Zebras with convicts - here is what I found: I have a concern about the mixing of convicts with Red Zebra Cichlids - I don't think they are supposed to be in the same tank, but I am going to research that.ĮDIT: I did some research and since I didn't know what size tank you have, I assumed it is a 35 gallon. Terra cotta pots (not painted!) could be used - just pile them up in several areas. They are probably convict fry as convicts breed like crazy! You need to provide plenty of hiding spaces for the fry and also have areas that are "cave-like" for the cichlids. Feed baby brine shrimp or powdered dry foods.Leave the fry where they are - the parents will take care of them. The female will protect her young until they are large enough to fend for themselves. The fry will remain in the mouth of the female for up to 21 days before being releasing. ![]() The female will lay about 40 – 60 eggs and then scoop them up into her mouth. Males are able to mate with multiple female partners and for best success keep up to 6 females per male. Breedingīeing a mouth brooder it is relatively easy to breed in the aquarium. They are also susceptible to a range of other diseases that are common in the aquarium. Feeding more vegetable based foods will eliminate this problem. Malawi bloat is common for the Red Zebra due to an excess of fat and protein. ![]() Eating more vegetable based foods like lettuce, zucchini, peas and spinach will help keep Malawi Bloat from occurring. Red Zebra’s are omnivores, feeding on insects, invertebrates, Spirulina and algae flakes, frozen foods, cichlid flake & pellet food. ![]() Suggested tank mates are other Mbuna or Malawi cichlids. They will frequent all areas of the aquarium. This will reduce aggression and also help with breeding. The Red Zebra is best kept with a ratio of 2-3 females per male. Give plenty of room to reduce aggression against other tank mates. Behaviourīeing more laid back than other Mbuna’s, the Red Zebra is still aggressive towards its own type and also toward other species. Secure rocks and ornaments down by making sure they are pushed firmly in the substrate. The more the better as they like to dig up their environment. Gravel or sand can be used but make sure to have a minimum of at least 5cm of substrate. Plants like Anubias, Java Fern, Val work well and also plastic plants. This also give the weaker more submissive the ability to hide and take refuge if fighting occurs. Provide plenty of rocks and caves for this fish to hide and play in. Doing water changes of around 30% each week will maintain this if bio-load is struggling. The Red Zebra are sensitive so keeping water quality high is essential to maintaining good health. Females grow slightly smaller than the males up to 4 inches. Females colours range from a light yellow orange to a bright orange red with 0 – 3 egg spots on the anal fin. Males growing up to 5 inches, are often bright blue sometimes with light to dark barring and 4 – 7 egg spots on the anal fin. The Red Zebra is a Mbuna cichlid and is also know by many other names including Orange Zebra, Cherry Red Zebra, Orange Blue Mouth Breeder, Tilapia Zebra. The Red Zebra Originates from Lake Malawi in Africa.
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