She also lacks the thick vertical barring that is present in all males. Both sexes look quite different from each other, almost as if they're of different species! The adult male in the wild is light-blue or pink-colored whereas the female can either be orange-red or brown-beige in color. This orange-blue mouth breeder is one of the very few Mbuna species that produces botched color mutations.
It's a very desirable species in the aquarium trade with both the male and the female having an appealing appearance. This cichlid species is a member of the family Cichlidae and the genus Maylandia. It can be spotted along the lake's eastern coast from the Chilucha Reef around Metangula towards Narungu. The false zebra Mbuna is a freshwater tropical fish that is endemic to Africa's Lake Malawi. 'Mbuna' refers to rock-dwelling and rockfish, describing the environment of these Cichlids. It's a member of the Mbuna group that comprises 13 genera of aggressive and active Mbuna cichlids. This stunning fish is also known by names such as Esther Grant's zebra, orange zebra cichlid, orange-blue mouth breeder, false zebra Mbuna, orange zebra, red zebra, Mbuna, and Tilapia zebra. The red zebra cichlid is an attractive cichlid species whose scientific name is Maylandia estherae (previously known as Pseudotropheus estherae ).
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