1/2/2023 0 Comments Pale red zebra cichlid![]() ![]() ![]() We’ll get more into the specific care guidelines to follow, but it’s worth noting the impact this can have on their lifespan. Besides the obvious health issues that frequent fights can cause, this also puts them in a state of stress.Ĭonstant stress can significantly shorten the lifespan of your red Jewel cichlid, which obviously isn’t fair to them. You see, Jewel cichlids are far more prone to get into altercations and fights in their tank. However, what makes them a little bit different is the importance of managing their aggression. Their lifespan is influenced by the quality of care and habitat they’re provided with (just like any other fish). There have been instances when this fish has lived up to 7 in captivity but it’s extremely uncommon. The average Jewel cichlid lifespan is roughly 5 years. This is useful to know because this is the kind of environment you’ll be trying to replicate when setting up their tank. They spend most of their time in smaller bodies of freshwater like rivers, streams, and lakes (among others). Another common name for them is the African Jewelfish. These fish originate from west Africa primarily but can be found a bit further east as well. I cull these fish from my stock.The Jewel cichlid (scientific name: Hemichromis bimaculatus) is a popular fish in the cichlid family. These guys are reverting back to the Tangerine colour. If there is anyone out there with these fish and can see what I am trying to say could you give me a hand here please? I now just say that the Males are more “boofy” looking in the head or conversely the females have a softer shape to their head. I say sadly because I have never been able to explain it well enough to others without having a male and female to show them the difference I have never relied on the egg spots and I don’t even look at them any more, sadly though the only way I can tell is by the shape of their head. Now I believe that they were called Bulu point Zebra by the people that bread them as a trade name. Later, when stocks of the fish were found at Minos reef they also started to do it with them but the stock from Metangula were so far advanced they decided to discontinue with the Minos reef stock. I later found out that the fish were line breed from the tangerine zebra P. Take the bottom curve from the B and you get a P. ![]() Well it then dawned on me that perhaps the name on the bag that had been smudged also and the fish was from another location. Some time had passed and I had sent these fish to Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, they soon popped up in Adelaide.Īs I was preparing bags for sale one day I noticed the texta smudged and the fish name was a good one after smudging but it did not describe the fish. I even got the group that went to Malawi to check it out for me. I searched and searched for the answer and found nothing in maps regarding a Pulu point in Lake Malawi. I was beating my head against the wall for a while but eventually found that Pulu Point is actually in Lake Tanganyika where there are no Zebras. I then started to track them down and find the location in the lake. The Pulu Point Zebra came in a few years ago (Guess who bought them lol) and when they arrived one the bags were marked “PULU POINT ZEBRA” and the ink was smudged. ![]()
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