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Maingano
Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos
Animalia›Chordata›Actinopterygii›Cichliformes›Cichlidae
📍 Maingano Island, Lake Malawi, Africa
Brilliant blue mbuna with electric blue and dark blue horizontal stripes on both sexes. Rare among Malawi cichlids where both sexes look identical. Aggressive but striking — keep in large groups.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 7.5–8.5
- diet
- herbivore/omnivore
- maxSize
- 3.5 inches
- minTankSize
- 40 gallons
- temperature
- 72–81°F (22–27°C)
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Temperature
72–81°F
22–27°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
72°F — 77°F seasonal range · (Jun low, Feb high)