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Profile:
Distribution :
Central American.
Size
: Up to 12 inches. Females are usually smaller.
Temperature
: 230 to 28 0 C.
PH
: 7.2 to 7.6
Hardness
: Neutral to slightly hard.
Diet
: Range of food though vegetable food are prefer. Flakes, freeze fried & frozen and pellet food.
Breeding
: Open spawner. Both fish clean a spot and female start to lay
eggs with the male following behind fertilising the eggs. Up to
hundreds of eggs can be laid.
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Sexual
Difference : Males are normally bigger with more and
longer fins. Females have dark bottom during spawning.
Description:
This
is beautiful but aggressive fish especially during spawning. The
colour is at its best during spawning. The head of both male and
female can get extremely red during mating with the body at times
tint with blue hues.
To
get a pair, it is generally easier to get a group of young fish and
raised them to maturity. They should be allowed to pair off and it
is adviseable to remove the rest of the fish.
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