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Photo
courtesy of Cichlid Forever
Profile:
This fish is also commonly call
Midas Cichlid/Lemon Cichlid.
Distribution :
Central America,
southern Mexico, Lake Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras.
Size
: Up to 10 inches.
PH
: 6.8 to 7.5
Temperature
: 230 C to
290 C
Hardness
: Slightly
soft to slight hard water.
Diet
: Omnivore. Feeds on
small live foods such as small fish, worms, insects and
invertebrates. Also does well with cichlid sticks and pellets
preferably the sinking type. Poor feeding might cause the lost of
the fish great coloration.
Breeding
:
Open spawner - Egglayer
Sexual
Difference : Males are
bigger and often with a hump on the forehead though this is
not entirely accurate.
Description:
Needs at least a 75 gal tank as this fish is very aggressive towards other fish.
House in large aquaria will reduce their aggressiveness. There are a few
varieties of Red Devil, including an Albino form.
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African Cichlid
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South America Cichlids
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other profiles of Central America Cichlids
Sajica Cichlid
Argentea
Nicaragua Cichlid
Red Devil
Convict Cichlid
Loisellei
Firemouth
Bifasciatum
Salvani
Blue Dempesy (Cichlasoma Octofasciatum)
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