Blue Mbuna Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Blue Mbuna Cichlid
Blue Mbuna Cichlid
Blue Mbuna Cichlid
The Blue Mbuna (blue "rock fish") is native to Lake Malawi in Africa's Rift Valley and is superficially similar to several other species and genera of cichlids in the lake. The Blue Mbuna has the overhanging snout and underslung mouth of the Labeotropheus genus which is adapted to feed on algae from rocks.
Blue Mbuna Cichlid
Blue Mbuna Cichlid
Blue Mbuna Cichlid
Not all Blue Mbuna are blue. Many are different shades of blue with darker blue bars and some have yellow or red on fins. Several are white with mottled blue-grey blotches. Colours and patterns vary by region. Adult males have a few "egg spots" on their anal fin.
Blue Mbuna Cichlid
Blue Mbuna Cichlid
Blue Mbuna Cichlid
They grow to some 30cm long. Females mouth-brood their young.