The entire process is quite stressful for the female, so a separate tank for her during this period is recommended. Once the fry are able to fend for themselves, the female stops allowing them in her mouth. During this period, the female rarely eats. After that, the fry will seek safety by retreating into the female's mouth for up to a month. The process is then repeated until the female has a brood of between 10 and 50 eggs in her mouth.ДЄfter spawning, the female Cobalt Blue Zebra keeps the eggs in her mouth for about a week until they hatch. The female nips at these eggs spots and the male releases his sperm, which then reaches the females mouth and fertilizes the real eggs that she has previously picked up. These spots are the same size and color as the real eggs. Meanwhile the male displays the egg spots on his anal fin.

The female Cobalt Blue Zebra then releases a couple of eggs into a gravel pit. A female that is ready to spawn will then enter the territory and the two will interact aggressively. The male Cobalt Blue Zebra will establish a territory and its colors will become enhanced when it is ready to breed. The Cobalt Blue Zebra is a mouth brooder and the I know the basics of what they eat and how big they get but I wanted to see if any of yall could tell me anything about them. Cobalt Blue Zebra - Mouth BrooderДЄ male Cobalt Blue Zebra should be kept with several females. I just picked up five of these at an auction for 11. They should not be fed live worms or live brine shrimp, as these can bloat and kill the fish. Cobalt Blue Zebra - FeedingД¬obalt Blue Zebras will eat flake foods, spirulina flakes and cichlid pellets. The Cobalt Blue Zebra is too aggressive for Haplochromis andД¬obalt Blue Zebra? Maybe. The Cobalt Blue Zebra can also be kept with Synodontis Catfish. The Cobalt Blue Zebra is compatible with Mbunas like the Auratus, Mbunas enjoy plants, but will uproot them because they constantly rearrange the substrate. There should be smooth surfaced gravel for them to pick up in their mouths and move. Spaces to provide escape from aggression of other tankmates. The tank should be 75 - 100 gallons and should have rocks and hiding Mbunas are very territorial, aggressive fish, even more so than Haplochromis Cichlids like the BlueДЄhli, so they should only be kept with other mbunas.ДЄ grouping including more than 10 mbunas is recommended as this will spread out aggressive behavior.

Cobalt Blue Zebras build nests by picking up rocks in their mouth and moving them, so underground filters are quickly exposed in an mbuna tank. Although some recommend using underground filters, external filters and bio-wheels simultaneously to maintain quality, my experience is that underground filtersДЄre not suitable for mbunas. Females are a lighter gray/blue.Д¬lean water and proper pH are important in maintaining an mbuna tank. There are eggs spots on the anal fin, which become important during breeding. Other African zebra color variations include the Pearl Zebra, which is a pearl white color, the Red or Cherry Zebra, which is red/orange and theД«lotch or OB, which has black blotches on a pink/orange background.

Red zebra cichlid female holding eggs