Greshakei

William's Mbuna , also known as Ice Blue Zebra among the aquarium enthusiasts, is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

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The Greshakei lives in the demersal, freshwater, depth range 15 - 35 m environment.

Metriaclima greshakei is a maternal-mouthbrooding, Lake Malawi zebra type that grows to about six inches. This fish was first typed by Meyer and Foerester in 1984. Metriaclima greshakei's common name— the Red Top Ice Blue— is descriptive. More

2 males Maylandia greshakei in my Mbuna aquarium - Personal notes: Maylandia greshakei is one of the Mbuna that appealed me right from the start of my *cichlid career*. More

Maylandia greshakei, photographed at Makokola Reef, Malawi, in the southeast arm. Like the more recently named M. mbenjii, which is only questionably distinct from M. greshakei, this is a zebra with reddish dorsal fin and faint vertical bars. More

Metriaclima greshakei (Albino) Common Names: Albino Ice Blue, Albino Ice Blue Zebra Scientific Name: Metriaclima greshakei (Albino) Geo. More

Left(blue and black) is Mbamba, in the middle is Greshakei and on the right Kingsizei A couple of fish (flash was too strong) This Kingsizei female has eggs in her mouth Pseudotropheus (Maylandia) greshakei Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba" M. More

A male Metriaclima greshakei (suggested as type species of the subgenus Maylandia) at Makokola, Lake Malawi. Photo by Ad Konings. The problem still is whether we should use Metriaclima or Maylandia for the zebra complex of Pseudotropheus. More

greshakei sometimes refered to as William More

greshakei when I had them. I did find them to be bad holders though, min e never made it past day 5, so I had to artificially hatch mine. Here is a pic I took of my male. More

Maylandia greshakei ( fish name )slovensky , français Share pictures of your fish! Upload them now! * Maximum size in aquariums (min-max): 12 - 14 cm ( 4.72 - 5.51 in ) * pH of water: 6.8 - 7. More

Left(blue and black) is Mbamba, in the middle is Greshakei and on the right Kingsizei Left(blue and black) is Mbamba, in the middle is Greshakei and on the right Kingsizei A couple of fish (flash was too strong) A couple of fish (flash was too strong) More

The 'correct' scientific name may change, but Maylandia greshakei is being used here. We utilize Fishbase for geographic data point mapping, so we list the scientific name that Fishbase utilizes first, and follow it with the others. More

greshakei and other zebra relatives had their own subgenus, again optionally usable to show presumed relationship. (Optional, because you needn't use a subgeneric name just because it's available; it tells "more than you need to know" in many situations. More

Common names

Greshakei in English
Maylandia greshakei in Catalan (Català)
Mbuna in Nyanja
Pseudotropheus ice blue in English
Ruoste-evämalawinahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
William's mbuna in English
格氏拟丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
格氏擬麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Maylandia
Species : Maylandia greshakei
Authority : Meyer & Foerster, 1984