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Electric Yellow Cichlid

Labidochromis caeruleus

Electric Yellow Cichlids are bright yellow and look like little sunshines in the water! They are energetic and love to swim around.

Appearance

The Electric Yellow Cichlid has a vibrant, uniform electric yellow body with distinct black fins, especially on the pelvic and anal fins. Its elongated, torpedo-shaped body helps it navigate rocky lake environments. Unlike many cichlids, its body coloration is consistently bright yellow.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassActinopterygiiOrderPerciformesFamilyCichlidaeGenusLabidochromis

Electric Yellow Cichlid

Interesting facts

Female cichlids protect their babies by holding them safely inside their mouth!

Their scientific name, *caeruleus*, actually means blue, even though they are yellow!

These cichlids only naturally live in one single lake on Earth!

They use their special teeth to scrape tiny algae off rocks for food!

Special abilities

Electric Yellow Cichlid can protect their young by carrying eggs and fry inside their mouth for weeks until they are ready to swim.

Electric Yellow Cichlid can defend their territory by digging caves and crevices in rocky areas to create safe homes.

Electric Yellow Cichlid has specialized teeth that help them scrape algae and other small organisms off rocks for food.

Measurements & details

Length: 8-12 cm
Weight: 0.02-0.05 kg
Lifespan: 6-10 years
Swim Speed: 5 km/h
Max Depth: 40 m
Water Type: Freshwater

Diet & Feeding

They munch on algae scraped from rocks and tiny critters, helping to keep their lake clean!

Primary Foods

algae
small crustaceans
insect larvae
zooplankton

Foraging Method

Foraging

Ecological connections

eats

diatom

Nitzschia palea

Main food source

eats

water flea

Daphnia pulicaria

Eats small invertebrates

eaten by

Malawi Pike Cichlid

Rhamphochromis longiceps

Common predator

eaten by

Giant Cichlid

Boulengerochromis microlepis

Preyed upon by large fish

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