| Common Name | Blue Johanni, Maingano |
| Scientific Name | Melanchormis Cyaneorhabdos |
| Size | 10cm / 4 inches |
| Origin | Lake Malawi |
| Tank Setup | Cichlid Setup |
| Temperature | 22 – 28 degrees |
| Feeding | Omnivorous, Vegtables, flakes and Vegtable based foods. They can be fed meaty food but too much. |
| Gender | Males and females can look similar, but the differences are the females have a slightly lighter coloured belly and a shorter pelvic fins compared to the males. Also males grow a little bit bigger then the females. |
| Comments | Can be a little bit more aggressive towards other Melanochromis species due to the similar patterns, also Mainganos are a beautiful fish and can bring nice colours to the tank.
It is a good community fish |
