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Profile
Distribution :
Lake Nicaragua, Costa Rica.
Size
: Up to 8 inches.
PH
: 7.0 – 8.0.
Temperature
: 240 C to 300 C
Hardness
: Slightly Hard to Hard
Diet
: Natural diet consists of small fruits, insects,
flies, small larvae and algae. Takes pellets, flakes and bits
in aquarium. Condition with live food for better breeding
opportunity. Also takes vegetable food such as spinach. Ducks
around for food so it is best to avoid shape objects in the tank.
Breeding
: Substrate Spawner with floating
eggs. Fries hatch within 3 days.
Sexual
Difference : Males are
normally significantly bigger with a pointer dorsal fin and often
develop a
nuchal hump. Females are smaller but more colorful.
Other
names : They
are also know as Parrot cichlid and macaw cichlid due to
their shape of their mouth. Occasionally known as
Butterfly Cichlid.
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