Copadichromis sp."azureus jalo" can only be found near Jalo Reef. This cichlid is living in reasonable deep water, between 10 and 25 meters, usually in open water nearby intermediate zones from rocks to sand. This species is very similar with the "azureus" from Mbenji Island however, it's different from this type because they have two spots on their body instead of three. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 16 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow taller because of a good feeding, females grow to about 11 cm. Copadichromis sp."azureus jalo" is mainly living in open water where it`s feeding itself with plankton. You can best keep this species with multiple females in a large tank with a lot of swimming space. In the aquarium they are comfortable with any food. They take everything they get offered, like spirulina pellets, mysis, artemia, cyclops and shrimp-peas mix. |