Profile and Description of South America Cichlids
Uaru Amphiacanthoides (aka Triangle Cichlid or Poor man's Discus)
Profile Distribution : Brazil
Size : Up to 10 inches.
Temperature : 240 to 28 0 C.
PH : 6.0 to 6.5 (slightly acidic).
Hardness : Soft water.
Diet : Herbivore. flake, freeze fried & frozen and pellet food. Occasionally, live food such as worms.
Breeding : Open substrate breeder.
Sexual Difference : Males are normally bigger with longer fins.
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Description Rather peaceful fish except during spawning. Can be slightly aggressive towards conspecies. In the wild, these fish are found in tea-coloured water where there are abundance decaying vegetation. A high aquarium tank will benefit these fish better due to their oval shaped body.
To get a pair, it is generally easier to get a group of young fish and raise them to maturity. A male and female would pair off and 300-400 eggs can be laid in each spawn. Commercially available cone-shaped breeding aids (used for Discus) can also be used.
Uraus are very good parents and provide excellent parental care to their brood.
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Likes and Dislikes Likes : Graceful and beautiful fish
Dislikes : Slow and at times passive
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