robertprice
June 30th, 2013, 02:09 PM
This is a Midas Cichlid relative without a common name, discovered in 2002 and becoming seen more frquently in the hobby. It is a large bullish bodied fish, with a brown head and 7-8 verical body bars which are indistinct in females but become the dominant feature of adult males. There is also a black caudal penduncle spot. The ground color is yellow, Females are yellower. They may have a very prominat nuchal hump and generally large heads. They are endemic to Lake Xiloa in Nicaragua. They get 10-12 inches long.
In captivity they are very aggressive, both intraspecifically and to other species. They need at least a 55 gallon tank with strong filtration for a pair. The breeding color tends toward extreme yellow in females, and very bold black bars in males. They are open water swimmers, omnivores, and substrate breeders, which choose slate rocks, or in captivity clay flowerpots to deposit their 300 to 2000 eggs. They are firecely protective parents, and the newly born fry eat slime of the sides of the parents. They like water of 77-82 degrees and pH of 6 to 7.5.
In captivity they are very aggressive, both intraspecifically and to other species. They need at least a 55 gallon tank with strong filtration for a pair. The breeding color tends toward extreme yellow in females, and very bold black bars in males. They are open water swimmers, omnivores, and substrate breeders, which choose slate rocks, or in captivity clay flowerpots to deposit their 300 to 2000 eggs. They are firecely protective parents, and the newly born fry eat slime of the sides of the parents. They like water of 77-82 degrees and pH of 6 to 7.5.