Mloto white top
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Scientific Name: Copadichromis mloto Price: Upon Request Origin: Lake Malawi Family: Cichlidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Copadichromis mloto, Ivoryhead, Mloto Ivory Head, Likoma, Whitehead, Mloto Cichlid, Copadichromis sp. "Mloto Fluorescent" |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 26 - 28 ℃
pH: 7.8 - 8.6
GH: 5 - 15
Max size: 17 cm
Min Tank size: 200 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
This fish has just recently been introduced into the hobby. Males are black with a white or yellowish blaze on the head and nape. Females are a dull beige color and form large schools.
Food
Feed a quality cichlid flake/pellet food, supplement occasionally with frozen brine, krill and mysis.
Breeding
Mloto’s are cave-crater type breeders, meaning they dig a big pit next to the rock for spawning. When the male is ready to breed he does get a little more aggressive, but mainly just to protect his territory. Come spawning time the male does his little dance, or jittering, in front of the females and if any are ready she will follow the male into the breeding pit. The male will then scrape his anal fin on the rocks to show the female a good place to place her eggs. The female will follow, lay her eggs, and then pick them back up very quickly. She does this in a number of times, and as she picks up her eggs the male rubs his egg spots on the rocks as well. The male does this to entice the female to try to pick up his egg spots also, when she tries he will release his sperm into her mouth to fertilize the eggs. This process takes but a few hours. Female hold the eggs in her mouth for about 8-12 days. When the female is ready, open her mouth and out come lots of little baby fry.
Compatible with
Like other Utakas it's best kept together with other peacefull cichlids like Aulonocara's and Labidochromis.