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Profile:
Distribution :
Southern Mexico
Size
: Up to 7 inches for Male, 5 inches for female.
PH
: 7.5 to 8.
Temperature
: 240 C to 300 C
Hardness
: Slightly hard to medium alkaline water.
8o DH to >50o DH
Diet
: Piscivore. Flake, freeze fried & frozen and pellet food. Live
food.
Breeding
: Substrate spawner.
Sexual
Difference : Males have a red spot on the gills while females
have black spot on gills and dorsal fins.
Description:
This
beautiful fish inhabits the rivers and lagoons of Central America. It is
typically found in jungle or tropical forest. Abundant vegetation and enormous
trees provide shade at the edges of rivers and lagoons, where the bottom is
often covered with littered branches and leaves.
With
a base yellow colour, its body is spotted with black spots and a patch of red at
the abdomen area. The red patch is typically more pronounced in females than in
males. Females can be more colourful than male.
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Speckles
of blue tinge is obvious on their fins. The 2 fish that I have eats
like gluttons.
Likes
: Active and colourful.
Dislikes
: Aggressive.
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