Rainbow Cichlid
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Scientific Name: Archocentrus multispinosus Price: Upon Request Origin: Central America Family: Cichlidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Herotilapia multispinosa, Heros multispinosus, |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 22 - 26 ℃
pH: 7 - 7.5
GH: 5 - 15
Max size: 10 cm
Min Tank size: 100 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
Rainbow Cichlid have bright orange base color with variable black markings along the length of the body. Fins - excluding pectorals - are edged in bright blue. The fish can quickly change colors according to mood. They have orange eyes.
Food
Feed a high quality cichlid pellet as staple and vary often with frozen and livefoods. Will especially appreciate brineshrimp. Vegetable/spirulina flakes or similar will also be accepted.
Breeding
Best spawned is a separate breeding tank. A spawning site will be cleaned, usually a bit of smooth-surfaced rock. Slate is ideal for this purpose. The female will lay the eggs, then the male will move in to fertilise them. Both parents will then fan the eggs with their pelvic fins to provide oxygenated water to the eggs. Eggs can take upto 2 days to hatch (at this point they may be moved into other designated spawning pits), and up to a week later the fry will be free swimming.
Compatible with
A peaceful cichlid, especially by Central American standards, which will appreciate tankmates of a similar disposition. Tetras barbs and other smaller peaceful cichlids can all be considered. Small plecs and doradids make suitable bottom-dwellers.
Note
Sexual Dimorphism: Can be difficult to distinguish. Male is likely to have more pointed dorsal and anal fins.