Yellow lab cichlid
Labidochromis caeruleus
The mildest mbuna, patrolling the rockwork and pecking at the surfaces.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 10 cm
- Smallest tank
- 90 cm
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Activity
- Moderate
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Care
- Moderate
- Group
- Lives on its own
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litres15 of them
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres25 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres54 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres100 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Neon tetra
- Giant danio
- Boesemani rainbowfish
- Turquoise rainbowfish
- Keyhole cichlid
- Red zebra cichlid
- Kribensis
- Scissortail rasbora
- Sailfin molly
- Kuhli loach
- Pearl gourami
- Congo tetra
- Zebra loach
- Molly
- Bolivian ram
- Convict cichlid
- Demasoni cichlid
- Celebes rainbowfish
- Bristlenose pleco
- Checkerboard cichlid
- Red tail shark
- Neon dwarf rainbowfish
- Bronze corydoras
- and 40 more species
Caution
- DiscusNarrow shared temperature range
- Denison barbNarrow shared temperature range
- JulidochromisBoth semi-aggressive
- African butterflyfishBoth semi-aggressive
- Rosy barbNarrow shared temperature range
- SwordtailBoth semi-aggressive
- Three spot gouramiBoth semi-aggressive
- Gold barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Dwarf gouramiBoth semi-aggressive
- Cockatoo cichlidBoth semi-aggressive
- Yoyo loachBoth semi-aggressive
- Paradise fishNarrow shared temperature range
- Peacock cichlidBoth semi-aggressive
- Black skirt tetraBoth semi-aggressive
- Diamond tetraBoth semi-aggressive
- Tiger barbBoth semi-aggressive
- Hillstream loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Firemouth cichlidBoth semi-aggressive
- Panda corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Chocolate gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Freshwater angelfishBoth semi-aggressive
- German blue ramNarrow shared temperature range
- Rainbow sharkBoth semi-aggressive
- Odessa barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Serpae tetraBoth semi-aggressive
- Multies shell dwellerBoth semi-aggressive
- Dwarf pufferBoth semi-aggressive
- SeverumBoth semi-aggressive
- Kissing gouramiBoth semi-aggressive
- FrontosaBoth semi-aggressive
- OscarBoth semi-aggressive
- Black ghost knifefishBoth semi-aggressive
- KoiNarrow shared temperature range