Electric yellow lab
Labidochromis caeruleus
Photo: Chmee2 · CC BY 3.0
- Adult size
- 9 cm4 in
- Start with
- 1
- Tank length
- 100 cmabout 3 ft (39 in)
- Lifespan
- 5–10 yrs
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C75–82 °F
- pH
- 7.5–8.5
- Hardness
- 10–25 dGH
- Diet
- omnivore
Use a hard-water rocky setup with carefully chosen companions.Use a hard-water rocky setup with carefully chosen companions.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
Bristlenose plecoNarrow shared pH rangeNarrow shared pH range
Cockatoo dwarf cichlidNarrow shared pH rangeNarrow shared pH range
OscarOscar may eat Electric yellow labOscar may eat Electric yellow lab
BettaNarrow shared pH rangeNarrow shared pH range
Chili rasboraNo shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
Dwarf rasboraNo shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
Yoyo loachNarrow shared pH rangeNarrow shared pH range
Common goldfishNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Fancy goldfishNo shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
Pea pufferNarrow shared pH rangeNarrow shared pH range
Marbled hatchetfishNo shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Clown loachNarrow shared pH rangeNarrow shared pH range
Sources
| temperature | 24–28 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 7.5–8.5 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| gh | 10–25 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| origin | Lake Malawi, East Africa | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| notes | Use a hard-water rocky setup with carefully chosen companions. | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #9EAA99, #465858 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | active | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | semi-aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| fin nipper | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 5–10 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| growth to adult months | 12 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.012,"b":3} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| min tank length | 100 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | cichlid | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |