Malawi cichliden zwemmen AquaZoo Leeuwarden
Lake Malawi cichlids

In most cichlids, the male has much more colour than the female.

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American bald eagleMetriaclima Lombardoi, Labidochromis Caeruleus, Labidochromis SP.

  • Food

    algae, plankton, fish, insects

  • Lifetime

    10 - 18 years

  • Length

    5 - 15 cm

  • Number of eggs

    unknown

  • Incubation time

    2 - 4 weeks

18

years, which is the maximum age Malawi cichlids can reach

15

centimetres, that's how long the Malawi cichlids can get up to

4

weeks, is the maximum breeding time of a malawi cichlid

800 species!

These fish live in the wild in Lake Malawi. This African lake is almost 600 kilometres long and 75 kilometres wide. More species of fish live in Lake Malawi than anywhere else in the world. Most of these fish are cichlids. In total, around 800 different species of cichlids live in this lake.

Safe in mama's mouth

When a female of these cichlids lays eggs, she eats them afterwards. She does not swallow them, but keeps the eggs in her mouth. There she keeps the eggs safe for two to four weeks. During that time, she does not eat anything. When they hatch, mum spits out the young fish.