Aquarium fish Blue Acara
Family: Cichlidae
Distribution: Trinidad, Panama, northern Venezuela,Columbia.
Description: Shape:relatively deep body, compressed, particularly at the caudal peduncle. Color:at spawning time takes on a magnificent iridescence, and six to eight gleaming greenish-gold horizontal lines of spots appear on the sides. Size: up to 17com. Sexually mature from 7-8cm.Sexual differences: difficult to distinguish: The males have elongated tips to dorsal and anal fins, which sometime sextend farther than the caudal fin itself.
Environment:Temperature: 22-26 C: frequently replace about one-third of the water with fresh water. pH and water hardness: no special requirements. Illumination,substrate, furnishings: good lighting: deep bottom matter with thickly planted vegetation in places, stones and roots as hiding places, also plenty of free swimming space.
Feeding: Many types of live food.
Biology: Behavior:A very peaceful cichlid which causes no damage to plants. Reproduction: very easy. An open breeder which spawns many times a year: in other respects like other cichlids. Social life: territorial,but peaceable. Compatibility: good with other cichlids.
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