Temperature / pH77 to 86☏ / 5.5 to 6.5 pHĪnother tropical cichlid inhabiting the Amazon River basin, resembling yet another tropical bird, is H. Tank waters should be maintained with temperatures between 71 and 84☏, pH of 5.0 to 6.0, and hardness of 0 to 268 ppm. Cockatoo Cichlids are carnivorous, and should be offered regular meals of live and frozen fare to supplement high quality meaty pellets. The Wet Spot offers “Super Reds” with bright red and black-spotted fanning and exaggerated fins, “Orange Flash” with tangerine-colored fins and lemon-yellow bodies, and “Peru” with sunset-like fading yellow and purple bodies with pale, and dark-striped fins. Populations of this species inhabiting separate habitat pockets show marked differences in coloration. Reaching up to 3 inches in length, these apistos have a dark black line down their bodies spiny dorsal fins that resemble feathered crests. Like their bird friends, these fish appreciate foliage, and leaves should be allowed to break down fully in the tank, and replaced every few weeks. Substrate should be made up of soft sand with dried leaf litter. In captivity, tanks should include plentiful hiding places including aquatic plants, driftwood, branch tangles, rocks, caves, and any other furnishing along with dim lighting. These fish are most commonly found inhabiting slow moving tributaries, backwater habitats, with tannin-stained waters from leaf litter and significant microbial colonies. While their namesakes, cockatoos, are found inhabiting tropical islands of Australasia, our Cockatoo Cichlids are widespread throughout the upper Amazon River basin throughout Peru and Brazil. cacatuoides gracefully flies through the water in flashes of color. More commonly known as the Cockatoo Cichlid, A. Temperature / pH71 to 84☏ / 5.0 to 6.0 pH Who needs birds? Our favorite ave-resembling pisces include Apistogramma cacatuoides, Hoplarchus psittacus, and Macrognathus siamensis. There are fish with beaks, beautiful feather-like spines, bold color patterns, and unique pair-bonding behaviors for rearing young. April fools! We love our fish too much to turn away from them now! Especially when the variety and diversity of fish characteristics resemble and rival those of all other animals on Earth, including birds.
Effective immediately, we are turning our operation into an aviary, rearing rare, tropical birds. Fry will often change mothers as they grow.The Wet Spot is excited to announce the new track we are going down this month. The female guards the eggs and brood, the male guards the entire territory. Cave breeders, the female lay as many as 80 eggs against the roof. Male will claim the upper area of the tank, while the females select smaller breeding territories near the bottom.įor breeding recommend neutral, soft to medium-hard water (pH about 7, hardness to 10 °dGh) at a temperature between 25-27 ☌. While caring for the brood, the female may be bright yellow. Sexual dimorphism: male is substantially larger, has longer fins and lacks a forked caudal fin. The species is sensitive to water and medication. Below this stripe are three shorter lines. The body is marked with one lateral stripe that extends from the eye to the caudal fin. The pointed dorsal rays are tipped with orange, that become green before reaching the main part of the fin, which is gold. The anal fin is edged with a blue-green fringe, as are the pelvic fins. The belly is golden-brown as well as the anal, pelvic, and dorsal fins. The most common variety has a brown to gray body coloring. The dorsal fin's first three to five rays are elongated and stand out among the others. Build a breeding cave of rocks or a pot, near the center of each female's territory.ĭescription: Males have highly developed fins.
Decoration: Need a tank with fine, dark sand.Population: 1 male and 2-3 fameles for 90 litres.Diet: Carnivorous, all types of live foods, such as water fleas, cyclops, mosquito larvae and tubifex worms.
Social behavior: Territorial and polygamous, you should allow five or six females for each male.Biotope: Shallow, still to slow-moving waters, with leaf litter as a substrate.Habitat: South America, between 69th and 71st parallels W.Common name: Cockatoo dwarf cichlid, Crested dwarf cichlid.Scientific name: Apistogramma cacatuoides.
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