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Powder Blue Cichlid

Tropical Fish Temperament
Passive
Semi-Aggressive
Aggressive

Powder Blue Cichlid

Pseudotropheus Socolofi

How hard are they to keep?
We would class this fish as a moderate care level.

What is its maximum size?
Males around 11cm and females 10cm. Mature males are a brighter blue than females, there is almost no colour difference between juveniles.

Where are they from?
Originates from Lake Malawi, Molambique coast.

How many can I keep?
Best kept in groups of 5+ , one male with four females.

What are the ideal water conditions?
Ideal water conditions are moderately hard with a temperature of 22-28°c. PH 7.5-8.8.

What do you feed them?
Feed plenty of algae based foods including flake and pellets.

How compatible is it with other fish?
One of the more peaceful Pseudotropheus species but aggressive when spawning. Keep with other peaceful mbunas.

How do you breed them?
Provide a water temperature of 26-28°c and a PH of 8-8.8. These cichlids are easy to breed, keep 3 or 4 females to one male. Up to 50-60 eggs are laid and the females will brood the eggs for approximately 20-24 days. Feed fry on newly hatched brine shrimp and daphnia.

Purchase Size 4-6cm

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Price Each: £8.95

Quantity	Price Each
4+ Items	£8.50

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These are a selection of the fish we recommend to house the Powder Blue Cichlid with:

Notatus Synodontis 11/12cm	Albino Pleco	Nyererei Cichlid	Yellow Banded Tropheus
Red Banded Tropheus	Golden Firecracker Tropheus (Special Offer)	Firecracker Tropheus	Duboisi Cichlid
Double Banded Tropheus	Blue Eyed Tiger Tropheus	Red Zebra Cichlid	Red Top Ice Blue Cichlid
Malawi Golden Cichlid	Fire Blue Red Empress	Eastern Blue Johanni	Electric Blue Cichlid
Bumblebee Cichlid	Albino Red Top Ice Blue	Albino Cobalt Zebra Cichlid

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