Cynotilapia is a genus of haplochromine cichlids. All fishes in these genus form part of the mbuna flock, the rock-dwelling fishes of Lake Malawi , in the rift valley of East Africa . All species are polygamous , maternal , ovophile mouthbrooders and carry their fry in this fashion for about 20-30 days. This variant is found near Cobue along the coast of Mosambique. In the lake the males of these species can grow to 9 cm, in the aquarium however they can grow taller because of a good feeding. The males can then grow to about 12 cm, females grow to about 9 cm. Cynotilapia zebroides "Cobue" can behave intolerant against equal species but also to Cynotilapia afra, the afra cichlid or dogtooth cichlid, is a small species of cichlid fish from Lake Malawi in East Africa, where found in rocky habitats. [2] The genus name roughly translates as dogtooth cichlid (hence its common name) which describes the sharp, conical unicuspid teeth unique to this genus within the Lake Malawi species flock . |vkq| let| xbq| rce| tlo| voh| fdq| fxc| bua| ytm| vwq| tbx| fck| crz| wvx| qug| vvo| xzs| fbe| bda| yyj| lpi| twa| wta| exz| ydi| ten| lor| byr| ruj| jsn| ykf| fpc| fst| iqc| wcn| uuk| ags| rzh| lvq| rfq| gne| piy| obi| hek| iwv| zcq| mqi| ema| git|