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Old June 30th, 2013, 02:09 PM   #1
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Default Cichlid Profiles - Amphilophus amarillo

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.
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Default Petland on 23rd Street Getting Exotic

One of Petland's fish suppliers is inadvertently getting them some rare cichlids. I purchased a Siebold cichlid there in May as a Convict Cichlid , and as of July 1, they have a pair of Amphilophus amarillo. They are in a tank with Oscars and juat listed as "cichlids."
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