Yellow Lab African Cichlid Care & Tank Set up Guide (Labidochromis caeruleus)

One of the most attractive freshwater fish in the hobby is the Yellow Lab Cichlid, it&known by various names from Electric Yellow Lab, Banana cichlid, Yellow Morph Cichlid, Yellow Labido, Lemon Yellow Lab & Lemon drop Cichlid. The scientific name is Labidochromis caeruleus; the most common name used to refer to these fish are Yellow Lab or Electric yellow lab and Yellow Mbuna. These fish are native to Lake Malawi in Africa; they are referred as Mbuna; the word Mbuna is used to refer to all rock-dwelling fish from this lake. Mbuna translates to rock fish in the language of Tonga people from this area. Natural habitat includes rocky shores & vegetated area&these fish are insectivores & feed on insects, snails, mollusks & invertebrates. There are a large number of naturally occurring morphs of these fish which depends on the location they are from within the lake. These fish are mouth brooders, the male is larger than females. Male & Female yellow lab difference are visually few, I look for pelvic fins as I find it more accurate to distinguish male from female yellow lab cichlid. Male yellow lab cichlid have longer & always black pelvic fins, egg spot & are larger in size; female yellow lab cichlid is smaller, the black line on female is not as thick as the one on males and in few cases its missing. These amazing yellow labs can grow around 4 inches & easily live over 5 years, average life span is said to be between 6 to 8 years for yellow labs. Electric yellow lab aquarium...