OB Zebra Mbuna

Scientific Name: Metriaclima estherae

Common Name: O.B. Red Zebra

Adult Size: 5 inches

Life Expectancy: 5 - 15 years

Habitat: Lake Malawi, Africa

Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons

Ideal Tank Conditions:

• Temperature Range: 78°F
• pH Range: 7.0 - 8.0
• Hardness Range: 10 - 15

Temperament: Semi-aggressive

Diet & Nutrition: Feeds on aufwuchs which is small animals and plants that encrust hard substrates. Primary diet can be cichlid pellets, give them thawed and live foods periodically. A flake food or pellet food with an algae/spirulina base is recommended.

Breeding & Spawning: O.B. Zebra Cichlids are maternal mouth brooders, and the incubation is approximately three weeks, at which time the female will release the fry.

Gender: May have to wait until they are mature and the males will become more colorful.