Rock-Dwelling Mbuna Cichlid – Kenyi African Cichlid Aquarium Fish

Description

Kenyi African Cichlids Aquarium Fish

Kenyi Maylandia Lombardoi Cichlid

Kenyi sexual differences: Males are golden yellow!  The females are purple/blue! While both sexes have faded vertical bars on their body, only the Males have eggspots on the anal fin as well.

Kenyi Maylandia Lombardoi Cichlid
Pseudotropheus lombardoi

aka Maylandia lombardoi or Metriaclima lombardoi
(perhaps this is why many refer to these as M. lombordoi because no one knows which is correct?)

Errors in trade name:
Metriaclima lombardoi (now considered invalid name)
Pseudotropheus lombardoi (incorrect name but commonly used in the trade)

aka: Lombardoi Cichlid, Kennyi Cichlid, Blue Kenyi Cichlid, Golden Zebra Cichlid, Kenyii

In this species of Malawi Cichlid, the males turn a gorgeous orange, while females retain their original blue and white bar morphology, although the blue turns a very dark blue, almost black. In the wild, M. lombardoi is found at Mbenji Island and Nkhomo Reef. It prefers depths of around 33 feet, & is abundant in the intermediate rocky-sandy & sediment-rich areas.

Typically ships around 2″ a mix of males and females

pictured above: “Juvenile Kenyi Cichlid