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Melanochromis kaskazini

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Scientific Name: Melanochromis kaskazini
Pronunciation: m
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Common Name(s): Formerly Northern Blue
Geo. Origin: Nkanda to Lundu
Habitat: Intermediate Zone
Diet: Omnivore
Gender Differences: Dimorphic
Breeding: Maternal Mouthbrooder
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
Conspecific Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
Maximum Size: 6"
Temperature: 78 - 82°F
pH: 7.8 - 8.6
Water Hardness: Hard
Difficulty: 2


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Male kaskazini are blue, sometimes with darker horizontal bars. Females are silvery with black horizontal bars and a yellow/orange caudal fin. The kaskazini is a non-territorial mbuna that will travel all over its distribution area.
 
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