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Profile:
Distribution :
South America.
Size
: Up to 11 inches.
Temperature
: 240 to 28 0 C.
PH
: 6.5 to 7 (slightly acidic to neutral).
Hardness
: Fairly soft to slightly hard.
Diet
: Omnivore. Flake, freeze fried & frozen and pellet food.
Breeding
: Open substrate breeder.
Sexual
Difference : Males are normally bigger with more and
longer fins. Older males have nuchal humps.
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Description:
Reputed
to be a rather aggressive fish, this is nevertheless a
beautiful fish. The fins can either be lined with orange or white
tinge. Fluorescent green lines are visible on their head which make
them very attractive under muted lighting conditions.
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. Green Terrors are very
good parents and each spawn can numbered 200 or
more.
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