Once the fry have reached between 1.5 to 2 inches in size they can be introduce into the adult tank. The fry should be fed at least thrice a day Kenyi Cichlid Fry grow very fast, with proper care they would reach around 1 inch within few weeks. Below details will help in setting up a Grow-out Tank & Kenyi Cichlid fry care Tank Size - 20 to 30 Gallon depending on the size of the brood Temperature - 78 to 80 degree F (25.5 to 26.6 degree C) pH - 7.5 to 8.5 Water Hardness - 10 to 15 dGH (hard to very hard) Filtration - for first 15 days use a sponge filter & then use a HOB or submersible filter with good flow rate Water change - 10% daily or 25% weekly Food- Feed Crushed Flakes, Mini Pellets, Infusoria, Baby brine Shrimp. In an home Aquarium it would be a dangerous place for the Fry to grow around adult fish, hence the fry should be first stripped from the holding female & raised separately in a Grow-out Tank, until they are big enough to defend themselves from any danger in an adult Tank. Leona - I have a 125 gallon tank and before getting a Red Devil I had a large Oscar(12in) large algae eater(14in)3 full grown Jack Dempsey.Got him from Petsmart. Kenyi Cichlids are Mouth Brooders, eggs hatch in the Female's mouth. Common names in Fish Keeping Hobby are Kenyi, Kennyi, Zebra Malawi Cichlid, Zebra Mbuna. SO I moved him to the 30 gallon, which had one fully grown 6 inch cichlid, where as everything in my 75 was three inches or less, him being the largest and meanest. I had a red zebra being an A hole and picking on my holding and smallest fish in the 75 gallon. Several have orange, green, and blue tint to them. Okay this is a bit urgent, and please, no fish police. Kenyi Cichlids can be kept with other Mbuna in a Community Aquarium with the right tank size & Tank mates, below information will help understand their requirements in an aquarium. convict cichlid or zebra cichlid Frye ranging from 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches. They require rock scape with lot of hiding places, with right tank size & male to female ratio. All juvenile Kenyi Cichlid's are blue in color with blackish stripes males turn yellowish brown with faded stripes as they mature & the female Kennyi Cichlid remain blue like Juveniles. Kenyi Cichlids are aggressive & territorial especially the Male Kenyi Cichlids male juveniles change color from blue to yellow in about 3 to 4 months (average) & are more aggressive than females. These fish can grow up to 5 inches or more in an aquarium. Kenyi Cichlids are mainly algae eater's, they spend lot of time scrapping & consuming algae from the rocky shores of Lake Malawi. 'Maylandia Lombardoi' commonly known as Kenyi Cichlid are native to African Lake Malawi, these are rock dwelling fish & also called 'Mbuna' which in the local language of Tonga people translates to 'Rock fish'.
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