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The
Asian Cichlids We Call Chromides
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By Bob Fenner |
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Family Cichlidae, Genus Etroplus, three species:
| Etroplus canarensis Day 1877, the Canara Pearlspot.
Found only in South Karnataka, India. To about four and a half inches
total length. |
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| Etroplus maculatus (Bloch 1795), the Orange Chromide.
Found naturally in India and Sri Lanka; freshwater to brackish. To a
little over three inches in length. Cond.s: pH 8-9, dH 9-19, temp. 20-25
C. Feeds on fish fry, algae, crustaceans in the wild. |
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| Etroplus suratensis (Bloch 1790), the Green Chromide.
Found naturally in India and Sri Lanka; freshwater to brackish. To sixteen
inches in length. Cond.s: temp. 23-26 C. |
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