
I have owned my business for many years and raised a wide variety of fish in the last three decades. I have personally hand collected fish in Central America for the aquarium fish hobby. I have worked for many the largest aquarium fish suppliers in the country doing everything from packing fish to general manager. I have been breeding and dealing with aquarium fish on a wholesale level since 1990. (In most cases, we replace any problem fish) We will fix any reasonable problem to everyone's satisfaction. It is our choice whether to replace or refund any live fish we have shipped to you. If you have a problem, please photograph everything you think is relevant and notify us by e-mail immediately. We lose less than one percent of the fish we ship but problems do occasionally occur. We guarantee live arrival and good health on all fish we ship. When in doubt, we do vent them with a high end, video magnifier.Īs always, if we make a mistake and you have bought a listing for a guaranteed male and it turns out to be a female, then we will replace it at our cost no matter how long it has been. Then you can usually pick out several that are showing dominance in the tank. The real trick is to make sure you have 20-30 of the same fish in the tank. Sexing fish at juvenile sizes is easy if you have the experience and know what to look for. We are asked occasionally how we can sex fish at juvenile size. We do our best to provide pictures of both an adult male in breeding color and a picture of juveniles. Also, in most cases males are much more colorful than females. Many of our fish look far different as juveniles than they do as adults. All measurements are from tip of snout to the tip of tail fin. It can and in many cases will be a little bigger than what is listed. When we list a size, it is the minimum size that is currently being offered. Sizing and difference between Adults and Juveniles. We do everything possible to ensure your fish arrive in good condition. We insulate with Styrofoam boxes and use heat packs when weather conditions require it.
RED ZEBRA CICHLID FEMALE PROFESSIONAL
Heat packs are included if necessary, at no additional cost!Īll fish will be professionally bagged with oxygen, an ammonia remover, and a mild sedative in a heavy duty, professional bag made specifically for shipping fish. You can check the price to use FedEX from this chart. FedEX is a Flat Rate based for your state. You can also select FedEX Priority Overnight for your order.
RED ZEBRA CICHLID FEMALE FOR FREE
Orders over $125.00 can be shipped for FREE via 1-3 day Priority Mail. We ship via USPS Priority and Fedex Monday through Thursday. In the unlikely event you're guaranteed male turns out to be a female, we will replace it at our cost. If you buy a guaranteed male, we fully guarantee it. If you buy a six fish colony, you will get one-two males and the rest females. If you buy a four fish colony, you will get one Guaranteed Male and we will do our best to get you three females. If you feed them a good color enhancing food you will get some males that will be almost super red when the mature. Picture of OB Red Zebra cichlid - Maylandia estherae.Line bred to be more red than the normal Red Zebra found in most pet stores. Some fry may survive in a community tank. Stress might cause the females to eat eggs and fry. It is recommendable to try to make the isolation as short as possible to avoid that the females loses their social status which may cause fights once they are returned. Brooding females can be isolated for more productive breeding.

Fry accepts most kinds of food however vegetables should be the stable diet. You can tell if a female is brooding by her enlarged mouth and the fact that she isn’t eating. The female will brood for approximately 3 weeks and cares ofr the fry approximately one week after they first leave her mouth. Don’t use roots in your aquarium since they lower PH levels.īreeding: Mouth-brooder.

Requires stone formations that allow the fish good hiding places (one per fish) and free areas to swim on. Overstocking the aquarium may help to suppress the worst aggression. Water parameters: pH 7.5-8.5, temperature 24-28☌ / 75-82° FĪquarium setup: Keep one male to 3-4 females.

Red Zebra - Maylandia estherae Red Zebra - Maylandia estheraeĬommon Names: Cherry Red Cichlid, Red Zebraįamily: Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: PseudocrenilabrinaeĬlass: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)Ĭompany: Can be kept with other species with the same temperament.
