Cichlid Profiles: Haitan Black Nasty or Odo
This attractive, rare 14-16 inch cichlid, sometimes called a Cuban Cichlid on steroids is a monster. It is limited to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and not common in either. iIt is perhaps the world's most aggressive tropical fish, and adult males, with their flowerhorm like humps and long dorsal streamers are known to kill Doviis and Jaquars twice their size. Their unoffocial motto seems to be "Kill and eat everything." They are omnivores that like small live prey, veggies, and algae, and eat aquarium plants except for Java Fern. They like to dig.
They have a white or lavender background and are stippled with black spots all over. You can tell the gender of adults by the male hump and long dorsal streamer, but smaller ones havbe to be vented. They need a 100 gallon tank, and can be kept singly or in pairs. Pairs may breed and lay 100-200 eggs on a flat stone. pH should be 6 - 7.5 , water temperature 73-82, and moderatety hard. They should have rocks to mark their territories, and like large driftwood hides. See "Images of Haitian Nasty Cichlid."
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Dr. Robert Price
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