Copadichromis azureus

By H. Blair Howell
 
Common Name: Copadichromis azureus
 
Latin Name: Copadichromis azureus
 
Origin: Lake Malawi
 
Temperature: 75 - 82
 
Ease Of Keeping: moderate
 
Aggressivness: fairly easy going except while mating lighting :
 
Size: 6 inches
 
Tank Size: 55 gallon
 
Food: Feed a good quality flake
 
Spawning: Should be kept 1 or 2 males with a group (3 or more) Females. Maternal mouth brooder.
 
Comments: This is an open water, schooling fish. Tank should have rocks for hiding places as well as many areas of open water. A sandy substrata is recomended. The fish pictured is a 1 year old male.