PS Kenyi

Kenyi Cichlids are moderately large and aggressive Mbuna that come from Lake Malawi in East Africa. They typically live 32 feet underwater in an area where the rocky bottom and the sand come together. Other names these fish typically use are Lombardoi Cichlid, Kennyi, Cichlid, Blue Kenyi Cichlid, Golden Zebra Cichlid, and Kenyii. This type of fish is a type of Mbuna, the name deriving from the Tonga people of Malawi, which means “rockfish” or “rock-dwelling.”

This appropriately describes the environment that they live in. The males and females can be easily differentiated as the males are yellow and the females are blue, with faded dark bars across their bodies. Younger males will be blue when they are younger and eventually become their normal yellowish color when they are old enough to begin breeding. The colors of these fish are unique as in other mbunas, their females are typically yellow, and the males are blue.

When growing in nature, they can reach up to 5 inches lengthwise but have the capability to grow larger when living in an aquarium