Malawi eye biter.

Malawi eye biter male and female. Shell brood them for about 3 weeks then release them in the aquarium. No fry from any other species will make it to adulthood with a malawi eyebiter in the tank. Dimorphic males will get a wonderfull bluered collor while females will remain silver.

Eye biter compressiceps haps are mouthbrooders. The red empress protomelas taeniolatus previously haplochromis taeniolatus is very dazzling in its adult male colorsit is an endemic species found only in lake malawi africa but there are a number of color variations depending on where in the lake they originate. When a female is willing she will approach the spawning site and lay her eggs there after which she immediately picks them up in her mouth.

They will attack and kill any other males of the same species unless the tank has hundreds of gallons. The eyebiter is best kept in groups of one male and several females. They will eat well and are only a threat to fish smaller than themselves.

A female lays eggs a male fertilizes the eggs and the female picks up the eggs in her mouth. The male fish has egg shaped spots on his anal fin and the female is attracted to these. Peaceful can be kept with other haplochromis.