Parasitism rates and number of catfish per brood were the highest in the albino morphotype suggesting that the higher levels of parasitism may be related to lower aggressive behavior, lower visual acuity, or captive influence. We also analyzed the parasitism rate of the albino morph of Metriaclima zebra, a domestic strain. horei parasitism frequency and number of cuckoo catfish per brood. Collection: Cichlids Electric Blue Peacock from 20.00 Blue Dolphin Cichlid 20.00 Flameback Cichlid 25.00 Dragon Blood Peacock 65.00 Hongi Red Top. Our results are comparable to findings from the field for C. Located at Kambiri Point, Senga Bay in Salima, the facility provides, lodging, lake tours and diving safaris, conferencing and Cichlid farm tours. The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is a fish species from the family Cichlidae, native to Central America, also known as the zebra cichlid. To keep this species in captivity, water pH should be between 7.6 and 8.6 and water temperatures should be between 73F and 82F. In captivity, males are orange and females are a lighter orange. The number of catfish eggs per parasitized brood was similar between C. General info about Red Zebra Cichlid Males in the wild are blue or pinkish while females are dark orange or red. horei may be due to differences in the mating ritual, oviposition (e.g., long periods of pseudo-spawning before actual oviposition), and behavioral adaptations (e.g., increased aggression towards the cuckoo catfish). horei was parasitized significantly less (17%) than the allopatric species Haplochromis latifasciatus, Haplochromis nubilus, and Metriaclima estherae (combined parasitism rate of 28%). Here we examine the frequency of parasitism by the cuckoo catfish of Ctenochromis horei from Lake Tanganyika and three species from Lake Malawi and the greater Lake Victorian system in a laboratory setting. The cuckoo catfish parasitizes Tanganyikan mouthbrooding cichlids, and under captive conditions, will also parasitize cichlids from other Rift Valley lakes.
The only known non-avian vertebrate obligate brood parasite is the cuckoo catfish (Synodontis multipunctatus), a Lake Tanganyikan endemic.
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