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Photo
courtesy of Cichlid Forever
Profile:
This fish is also commonly call
Midas Cichlid/Lemon Cichlid.
Distribution :
Central America,
southern Mexico, Lake Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras.
Size
: Up to 10 inches.
PH
: 6.8 to 7.5
Temperature
: 230 C to
290 C
Hardness
: Slightly
soft to slight hard water.
Diet
: Omnivore. Feeds on
small live foods such as small fish, worms, insects and
invertebrates. Also does well with cichlid sticks and pellets
preferably the sinking type. Poor feeding might cause the lost of
the fish great coloration.
Breeding
:
Open spawner - Egglayer
Sexual
Difference : Males are
bigger and often with a hump on the forehead though this is
not entirely accurate.
Description:
Needs
at least a 75 gal tank as this fish is very aggressive towards other fish. House
in large aquaria will reduce their aggressiveness. There are a few
varieties of Red Devil, including an Albino form.
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African Cichlids
Central America Cichlids
South America Cichlids
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See
other profiles of Central America Cichlids
Vieja Bifasciatum
Vieja Argentea
Convict Cichlid
Cichlasoma Salvani
T. Meeki
Loisellei
Red Devil
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