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I might end up selling my lab if it is true. But anyways, from what I remeber from bio class... Different species can't breed with each other. So if the Red Zebra is from the genus: Metriaclima, species: Estherae. And the Yellow Lab is from the genus: Labidochromis, Species: Caeruleus.
There is a tradition with Koi calling deep orange "red", thou not sure if that is the reason. Some claim that the '"Red Zebra" look reddish to the human eye in the native lake, orange-red wavelengths are absorbed faster in water. The "Red Zebra" certainly are a deeper orange than other Mbuna. Male "Red Zebra" are usually not orange in the lake ...
If they are in too small a tank they could get nasty, or when breeding. They do better in groups of 1m and at least 4f. If the tank isn't large enough Metriaclima are especially aggressive. I've had Red Zebra's and Gresheiki (sp). Both showed a lot of aggression in my 55G all male tank. They are in a 55G now.
The scientific name for the Red Zebra is Pseudotropheus estherae and the common zebra cichlid is Pseudotropheus zebra. The minimum tank size recommended for them is 50 gallons (180 liters). They require quite hard water with a pH of 8.0 - 9.0 and will do good with a temperature between 72 - 82°F (22-28°C) The zebra cichlids adult size is 6 ...
4 red zebras 1 socolofi 1 bumblebee 1 rainbow shark in my 55 gallon and recently my dominant Red Zebra has been showing aggression to 2 of my labs. I'm thinking this is because of the gender differences. My Zebra is male and I don't know the gender of the yellow labs but I'm assuming they are either female or male, and that's causing the problem.
43323 posts · Joined 2005. #9 · Nov 6, 2010. Red zebras (metriaclima estherae) stand up to my demasoni. Just because you don't need 7 females for a male does not mean they are not aggressive. But they are likely to be successful with 1m:4f so more manageable than some other aggressive fish.
Medora Solutions Inc. my red zebra which is suppose to be a "cherry red " is more pink than red but it seems to be a fairly peaceful little guy. I've had fry look like that up until 1", then they often start to fade some. With line breeding, and the right food it could be possible.
But most of it should hold true: rsilverst said: The known male only does the shake in front of the known female (who is smaller and orange). The known male does not behave aggressively toward this other Zebra though. Very occasionally he gives a casual chase, but never attempting to actually make physical contact.
To add to the confusion, there are also blotched OB Red Zebra. ... Does seem like a male, orange males usually get a blue tint especially in the fins when mature. Orange males can get quite light when adult. Males also have longer pointed fins, and larger brighter eggspots and even eggspots in the back of the dorsal.
It seems like recently they have been fighting and the red zebra had become the dominant. When I got home from work (2 and a half hours ago), the red zebra was really picking on Oscar and the Oscar is in bad shape. I have put the red zebra in our other tank for the time being, but Oscar seems worse for wear. He has some darker spots (I assume ...