Melanochromis chipokae
Chipokae
Electric blue over a dark body. A mbuna worth getting to know first.
- Group
- Mbuna
- Size
- Adulto: unos 12 cm
- Price
- Price on request
- Status
- Price on request
Breeding males show two horizontal blue stripes over a very dark body. Females and juveniles have a different pattern. In the wild it hunts invertebrates among sand and rocks; don't assume every mbuna eats the same way.
The reference size is standard length, without the tail fin. The generated photo is only a guide.
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