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| Amphilophus citrinellus (Gunther 1864),
Midas Cichlid, Red Devil. Central America: Atlantic slope of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica (Rio San Juan drainage, including Lakes
Nicaragua, Managua, Jiloá, Masaya and Apoyo). To nearly
ten inches in standard length. Feeds on snails, interstitial fauna
(aufwuchs), insect larvae, worms. |
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| Severum, Banded Cichlid, Heros severus
Heckel 1840. Hails from the Amazon Basin originally. To eight
inches (12 according to Loiselle). Eats algae, plants, fruits,
seeds, detritus in the wild. A peaceful species best kept by
itself, in pairs. Conditions: pH 6-6.5, dH 4-6, temp. 23-25 C.,
though much broader in its environmental tolerance than the wild
values stated. A male Golden, xanthic sport mutation. |
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| Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider
1801, the Peacock Cichlid. Tropical South America in originally,
many places now through careless and purposeful introduction as a
food and game fish. To twenty inches, more than 5kg. A four
inch one in captivity. |
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| Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl 1926, the
Blue Mbuna (other sport mutations exist with their own surnames).
East Central Africa; Lake Malawi. A territorial species. Feeds on
algae, worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter in the wild.
Cond.s: pH 7.5-8.5, dH to 12, temp. 22-25C. Here a mottled variety
is shown in captivity. |
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