The price for Red Zebras depend on where you are living and what size fish you want to purchase.
I’m from Australia and I bought my Red Zebra small and it cost me about $15. So I guess they will start around that dollar value and go up from there.
I know quite a bit about them. Is that all you want to know? You will want to get at least 3 female zebras to one male. They can become very aggressive towards their females, especially during mating. Maximum average size is 5".They like a higher pH of around 7.8-8.6, they like warmer temperatures of around 78 degrees. The males and females can look alot alike when young, but females tend to be a more vibrant orange color. The males will transform themselves to be blue when maturing. Both males and females can have egg spots on their anal fin, so sometimes it can be hard to sex them by using this method while they are still juveniles. Males tend to be a powdery blue color. They are wonderful fish and will keep you nicely entertained.
They like to dig holes under ornaments for either hiding under, or just to dig. They are omnivores, so feed them cichlid pellets and you can also feed them some veggie flakes as well. They are mouthbrooders, so if you want to breed them, that is good to know. They are good parents and try to protect their fry more than eat them.
Is there anything else you may want to know?
Their scientific name is metriaclima estherae. The thing about them is that there are a few different types of red zebras. So find the type you wanted to get and do some research.
Eventually you may want to move them to a bigger aquarium from needing more than 1 female. Have lots of plants and holes for them to hide in, though we typically never see ours in hiding ever. But when you have more than one, it is best to do this.
The above post covered most of it.
Do not attempt these fish or any Malawi African cichlids in a 23 gallon – you’ll end up wasting your money, time, and the fishes lives.
The price for Red Zebras depend on where you are living and what size fish you want to purchase.
I’m from Australia and I bought my Red Zebra small and it cost me about $15. So I guess they will start around that dollar value and go up from there.
I know quite a bit about them. Is that all you want to know? You will want to get at least 3 female zebras to one male. They can become very aggressive towards their females, especially during mating. Maximum average size is 5".They like a higher pH of around 7.8-8.6, they like warmer temperatures of around 78 degrees. The males and females can look alot alike when young, but females tend to be a more vibrant orange color. The males will transform themselves to be blue when maturing. Both males and females can have egg spots on their anal fin, so sometimes it can be hard to sex them by using this method while they are still juveniles. Males tend to be a powdery blue color. They are wonderful fish and will keep you nicely entertained.
They like to dig holes under ornaments for either hiding under, or just to dig. They are omnivores, so feed them cichlid pellets and you can also feed them some veggie flakes as well. They are mouthbrooders, so if you want to breed them, that is good to know. They are good parents and try to protect their fry more than eat them.
Is there anything else you may want to know?
Their scientific name is metriaclima estherae. The thing about them is that there are a few different types of red zebras. So find the type you wanted to get and do some research.
Eventually you may want to move them to a bigger aquarium from needing more than 1 female. Have lots of plants and holes for them to hide in, though we typically never see ours in hiding ever. But when you have more than one, it is best to do this.