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Provide different type of foods for your cichlids, Giving them a variety of food type will give them all the nutrients they need in sufficient amounts.
Be sure to give live foods on your Cichlids on just a small amounts, especially if the fish havent eaten a live food for quite some time, Tendencies that might happen is that the fish might gobble up a food and may become overfeed causing the fish to have some intestinal problem and in some cases could kill the fish.
You should vary the fish food or morsel size depending on your fish size, so the bigger your cichlids are the bigger morsel the fish can eat. Small or baby fish should only be given with a food no larger than his eyes, you may increase the food size as the fish grows.
Fully grown cichlids should only be fed twice, Feeding it more than that does not help the fish instead it just may cause the aquarium water to get polluted and also make the fish overfed.
Baby fish can be fed 4 times a day, Feeding them this often is necessary to help the fish grow faster.
Give the fish a food as much as they can consume within 10 minutes.
Arrange a day of fasting each week for a fully grown Cichlids
Turning off the filter while feeding the fish so that no fish food will get suck will help keep the water quality at its best.
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| A pair of Jack Dempsey Cichlids |
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Steatocranus casuarius
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| Lionhead cichlid |
| Scientific Name: |
Steatocranus casuarius |
| Common Name: |
Lionhead cichlid, Blockhead or Lumphead Cichlid |
| Geographic Origin: |
Rapids in the lower Zaire River , Africa |
| Size: |
10.0 – 12.0 cm ( 3.9 – 4.7 in) |
| Diet: |
All types of dry, live, and frozen food. |
| Life Span: |
8 – 12 years |
| Tank Set Up: |
Keep in a community tank. Provide many hiding places like rock piles or some flat rocks.. You may add some plants as you wish. |
| Description: |
Males have a much bigger nupchal humps or a large hump on the head than the female Lionhead cichclid. Used to river rapids and they live very close to the bottom. Because of their reduced swim bladder they are unable to float motionless in the water. Lionhead’s temperament is Semi-aggressive. |
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Fairly easy to breed, This fish is pair forming and a secret brooders as well. Will pair off then dig a den underneath a rock where they will spawn. After about 1 week, the fry will hatch and will be free-swimming within a few days after that. Pairs are made for life. |
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Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
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| Convict Cichlid |
| Scientific Name: |
Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum |
| Common Name: |
Convict Cichlid |
| Geographic Origin: |
Pacific side of Central America, Guatemala to Panama |
| Size: |
4¾ to 5½ inches |
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Omnivorous, Feeds all types of food describe but plant or vegetable is a very crucial part of the diet.Use food flakes or pellets that is high with plant matter. |
| Life Span: |
10 years |
| Tank Set Up: |
One pair, to be kept only with other , vigorous cichlids or by itself in a species tank measuring 32 inches or more. |
| Description: |
Naturally males are larger than female. Females have shiny spot on the abdomen. Also male Convict Cichlids is less colorful than females. Males develop a fatty lump on their foreheads as well as orange colored scales on their flanks with age.Convict cichlids are relatively small, typically growing to 80-90 mm SL with a maximum of 150 mm SL in the Gulf drainages |
| Breeding: |
Very simple and easy to breed cichlid species. They area secret brooders with elements of open water brooding .This just means that putting some stones or caves for them to hide their eggs is very important. Intensive brood care.
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Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid - Pseudotropheus zebra
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Geographic Origin:
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The Rock Shores of Lake Malawi |
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Common Name:
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Cobalt Blue Cichlid or Zebra |
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Scientific Name:
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Pseudotropheus zebra |
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Up to 4¾ to 6 inches (12-15 cm) |
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Omnivore , should be fed foods rich in vegetable matter such as flake, pellet, and leafy seaweeds. |
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Life Span:
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5 – 10 years |
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Tank Set Up
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Freshwater: Rocks, sand bottom (72-82°F; pH 8.0-9.0; dH 10-18) |
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Description:
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Elongated body with a bulky head, Normal variety has a dark head and numerous transverse dark stripes against light blue.
The Cobalt Blue will do best in a somewhat medium to large community aquarium with numerous rocks and caves with a sandy bottom and plenty of places to set up territories. A laterite-based substrate is ideal for this system as it will help to maintain the necessary alkalinity.
A typical Mbuna cichlids, Territorial and hard to mix with their same type of species. Ideal tank mates include other aggressive Lake Malawi African Cichlids and African Catfish of the genus Synodontis.They are very active swimmers.
Males have defined egg spots, Which the females usually lack completely. males develop a hump on the forehead with age. |
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Breeding:
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Non pair forming.A Mouth brooder cichlid, About 10 days after the eggs are laid, the fry are released and then look for only a brief period of time. |
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Cobalt Blue Cichlid Picture 1 | Cobalt Blue Cichlid Picture 2 |
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Technorati Tags: Lake Malawi Cichlids, Pseudotropheus zebra, Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid , Mouth Brooder Cichlids |
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Firemouth Cichlid – Thorichthys meeki
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Geographic Origin:
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Northern Guatemala. |
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Firemouth |
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Scientific Name:
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Thorichthys meeki. |
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Up to 6inches. |
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These fish are omnivores and readily accept pellets, flakes, algae tablets, krill, live/frozen foods such as brine shrimp and blood worms. |
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Life Span:
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10-15 years |
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Description:
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High backend cichlids that looks quite dainty, Throat and abdomen a beautiful red,Males will also usually have more pointed and longer dorsal fins. These fish are semi-aggressive but are, for the most part, rather docile. During times of aggression, males especially will flare their gills, exposing an ocellated blotch on each gill cover that is percieved to be larger, more seperated eyes by the opposer. This makes the firemouth look a lot larger than it really is to intruders and, typically, no aggressive action will take place as the firemouth will usually intimidate the opposing fish. Firemouths are known to be one of the most exaggerated gill-flaring fish in the hobby. |
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All types of food, Also prefers live food. |
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Aquahobby.com, Firemouth.us |
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Technorati Tags: Central American Cichlids, Firemouth Cichlid
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