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Mbuna
Mbuna (pronounced Mmm-boo - nah ) is the common name for a large group of African cichlids from Lake Malawi, and are members of the haplochromine family. The name ''mbuna'' means "rockfish" in the language of the Tonga people of Malawi.Loiselle Paul V. (1988) ''A Fishkeepers Guide to African Cichlids.'' p 97. Salamander Books, London & New York, . As the name implies, most mbuna are cichlids that live among the piles of rocks and along the rocky shores of Lake Malawi, as opposed to the utaka, cichlids that live in the open water or on sandy shores or soft substrates. Some species of mbuna are highly sexually dimorphic, although many are not. Among biologists, almost all of the cichlid species of Lake Malawi, including mbuna and non mbuna such as the utaka, are believed to have descended from one or a very few species that became isolated in the lake. With rising water levels, new habitats could be colonized and the many isolated rocky outcrops allowed new mbuna species to form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labidochromis Caeruleus
''Labidochromis caeruleus'' is a species of cichlid endemic to the central western coastal region of Lake Malawi in East Africa. It is also known as lemon yellow lab, the blue streak hap, the electric yellow or yellow prince, depending on the colour morph. A naturally occurring yellow-coloured variant from Lion's Cove is one of the most popular cichlids amongst aquarium hobbyists. Electric yellows inhabit water with a pH between 7.8 and 8.9 and an ideal temperature range of 23–26 °C (73.4–78.8 °F). Large males may reach in length. Reproduction This species, like the ''Astatotilapia burtoni'', is a maternal mouthbrooder, meaning the eggs are carried, hatch, and develop in the mother's mouth (buccal cavity), for about three weeks. These fish are ovophiles and the male will excavate a pit in the sand within his territory, in which the female lays the eggs; the female then takes these eggs into her mouth for fertilization. Aquarium care Electric yellows are peaceful com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maylandia Estherae
''Maylandia estherae'' (the Red Zebra mbuna, Red Zebra Cichlid , or Esther Grant's Zebra) is a haplochromine cichlid. It is a rock dwelling fish or mbuna from Lake Malawi. This fish, like most cichlids from Lake Malawi, is a mouthbrooder - females hold their fertilized eggs then fry in their mouths until they are released after about 21 days. Taxonomy and naming The genus name for this fish was once ''Pseudotropheus'' but that name is now restricted to different fish. Most ichthyological taxonomists place the species in ''Maylandia'', though Ad Konings and thus much of the aquarium-related literature use ''Metriaclima'' instead. The specific name of this fish honours Esther Grant, the wife of the cichlid exporter Stuart M. Grant. Distribution ''Maylandia estherae'' is endemic to Lake Malawi. Specifically, this species of freshwater tropical fish can be found along the eastern coast of the lake from Chilucha Reef near Metangula to Narungu. Description Females can grow up to whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudotropheus Crabro
''Pseudotropheus crabro'', the Bumblebee Cichlid or Hornet Cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found in different habitats but most frequently in large caves or in the vicinity of large boulders. This species can reach a length of SL. The bumblebee cichlid has an elongate body with vertical yellow-and-black "bumblebee" bars. Juveniles are brightly colored but become darker when mature, especially for males. This fish is known for its ability to rapidly change its colors. They are mouthbrooders like many other cichlids from Lake Malawi. In their natural habitats, the bumblebee cichlid is a cleaner specialized in feeding on parasites from larger fish particularly the catfish ''Bagrus meridionalis'', which apparently recognises the species as a cleaner. Notable is that ''P. crabro'' has also been found preying upon the eggs of the ''Bagrus meridionalis'', but will change colour to a dark brown while doing so. Aquarium care In the wild, the bumbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanochromis Auratus
''Melanochromis auratus'', the auratus cichlid, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family. It is also known as golden mbuna and Malawi golden cichlid. It is endemic to the southern region of Lake Malawi, particularly from Jalo Reef southward along the entire western coast down to Crocodile Rocks. Description Auratus cichlids are small, elongate fish that can grow up to . Juveniles and females are bright yellow with black and white stripes on the upper half of the body. Adult male coloration is drastically different with dark brown or black body and light blue or yellow stripes on the upper half of the body. In the Aquarium The auratus cichlid is one of the most popular mbuna cichlids in the aquarium trade. In aquarium stores, there will usually be one dominant male that is colored black, the rest will display the submissive "female" coloration of yellow. If this male is sold, the next dominant male will take on the black color. Reproduction Like many other cichlids from Lake M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maylandia Lombardoi
''Maylandia lombardoi'', is a long freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae. This species is popular in the aquarium hobby where it is sold under a variety of common names including: lombardoi mbuna, kenyi mbuna or kennyi mbuna or kenyi cichlid. This species is sometimes seen in the genus ''Metriaclima'' owing to a dispute in which a minority of cichlid researchers do not consider ''Maylandia'' valid (see ''Maylandia'' for discussion. The specific name honours the exotic fish dealer John Lombardo. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to the rocky shores of Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi in east Africa. The species is highly sexually dimorphic, females and juvenile males are pale white-blue with several blue-black vertical bands extending into the dorsal fin. Adult males turn bright yellow with faint brown bars crossing the body; fins are plain yellow with egg spots on the anal fin. In the aquarium Kenyi cichlids are sold for the aquarium hobby. Reproduction Like most mbuna ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iodotropheus Sprengerae
''Iodotropheus sprengerae'', the rusty cichlid, lavender mbuna or lavender cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to the Boadzulu and Chinyankwazi Islands and Chinyamwezi Island regions of Lake Malawi. It prefers a temperature range of 24-26 °C. Rusty cichlids are elongate fish that can grow up to SL. Juveniles and females are rusty brown color, while mature males have lavender purple hue. Rusty cichlids are mouthbrooders. Females hold their fertilized eggs and fry, in their mouth for a few weeks before releasing the fry. Rusty cichlids are endemic to Lake Malawi where it is apparently restricted to islands and reefs in the southeastern arm of the lake. The restricted distribution and the effects of the aquarium trade and increased sedimentation on this fish are unknown. The IUCN list tis species as Near Threatened. This species is named in honour of Kappy Sprenger, an aquarist, author and artist from Los Gatos, California, whose efforts to have this fish correctly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haplochromine
__NOTOC__ The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus ('' Haplochromis'') plus a number of closely related genera such as ''Aulonocara'', ''Astatotilapia'', and '' Chilotilapia''. They are endemic to eastern, southern and northern Africa, except for '' Astatotilapia flaviijosephi'' in the ''Middle East''. A common name in a scientific context is East African cichlids – while they are not restricted to that region, they are the dominant Cichlidae there. This tribe was extensively studied by Ethelwynn Trewavas, who made major reviews in 1935 and 1989, at the beginning and at the end of her career in ichthyology. Even today, numerous new species are being described each year. The haplochromines were in older times treated as subfamily Haplochrominae, However, the great African radiation of pseudocrenilabrine cichlids is certainly not monophyletic without them, and thus they are tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is the fifth largest fresh water lake in the world by volume, the ninth largest lake in the world by area—and the third largest and second deepest lake in Africa. Lake Malawi is home to more species of fish than any other lake in the world, including at least 700 species of cichlids.Turner, Seehausen, Knight, Allender, and Robinson (2001). "How many species of cichlid fishes are there in African lakes?" ''Molecular Ecology'' 10: 793–806. The Mozambique portion of the lake was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique on June 10, 2011,WWF (10 June 2011)"Mozambique’s Lake Niassa declared reserve and Ramsar site"Retrieved 17 July 2014. while in Malawi a portion of the lake is included in Lake Malawi National Park. Lake Malawi is a meromic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maylandia Callainos
''Maylandia callainos'' (sometimes referred to as cobalt zebra, cobalt blue mbuna or cobalt blue zebra cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where they only occurred naturally in Nkhata Bay though it has now been introduced to other locations. This species can reach a length of SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. ''Maylandia callainos'' was formally named ''Pseudotropheus callainos'' and is often referred as such in the scientific literature. See also *List of freshwater aquarium fish species A vast number of aquatic species have successfully adapted to live in the freshwater aquarium. This list gives some examples of the most common species found in home aquariums. Catfish Characins and other characiformes ... References callainos Fish of Lake Malawi Fish of Malawi Fish described in 1992 Taxa named by Jay Richard Stauffer Jr. Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Yellow Lab Cichlid
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations. Various common phenomena are related to electricity, including lightning, static electricity, electric heating, electric discharges and many others. The presence of an electric charge, which can be either positive or negative, produces an electric field. The movement of electric charges is an electric current and produces a magnetic field. When a charge is placed in a location with a non-zero electric field, a force will act on it. The magnitude of this force is given by Coulomb's law. If the charge moves, the electric field would be doing work on the electric charge. Thus we can speak of electric potential at a certain point in space, which is equal to the work done by an external agent in carrying a unit of positi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canister Filters
Canister may refer to: * Any container that is roughly cylindrical in shape * A container for 35mm movie film or 35mm photo film for use in cameras * Pods used for parachute supply drops * Gas containers used for riot control * A perforated metal box which is part of a gas mask * The carbon dioxide scrubber of a rebreather * The filter which absorbs gasoline vapour in a car tank * A cylindrical bell worn by sheep, that was traditionally used in Sussex, England, especially on the South Downs * Canister shot, a type of artillery round used in warfare as anti-personnel ammunition See also * Tin can (refers more specifically to a metal canister) * Jerrycan A jerrycan (also written as jerry can or jerrican) is a robust liquid container made from pressed steel (and more recently, high-density polyethylene, high density polyethylene). It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to ho ... – robust liquid container made from pressed steel. * Water canister {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labidochromis Sp "hongi"
''Labidochromis'' is a genus of cichlid fishes that are endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. The genus includes 18 formally described species, and several yet undescribed species. It includes a number of species commonly kept in cichlid aquariums such as '' L. caeruleus'' (electric yellow). The species in this genus can easily hybridize, so if kept in an aquarium it is recommended to only have one species from this genus. Species There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus: * ''Labidochromis caeruleus'' Fryer, 1956 (Blue streak hap) * ''Labidochromis chisumulae'' D. S. C. Lewis, 1982 * ''Labidochromis flavigulis'' D. S. C. Lewis, 1982 (Chisumulu pearl) * ''Labidochromis freibergi'' D. S. Johnson, 1974 * ''Labidochromis gigas'' D. S. C. Lewis, 1982 * ''Labidochromis heterodon'' D. S. C. Lewis, 1982 * ''Labidochromis ianthinus'' D. S. C. Lewis, 1982 * ''Labidochromis lividus'' D. S. C. Lewis, 1982 * ''Labidochromis maculicauda'' D. S. C. Lewis, 1982 * ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
