Reposted from @aquarium_king Cichlids / Cichlidae - 🟡🔵🐠 any tropical freshwater percoid fish of the family Cichlidae - which includes the mouthbrooders. Cichlids are popular aquarium fishes-Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses (Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this grouping. ____________________ ____________________ 🌿🐠 _ Cichlids or cichlids are a family the bonefish from the group of perch relatives. After the carpfish and the gobies, the cichlids form the third largest family of fish with about 1700 described species. @aquarium_king
Cichlid
Difficulty - moderate
- 12cm in length
- 24-28C (75-82F) water temp
- pH 6-7 water
- Will be aggressive towards all fish if breading, don’t keep with small fish like tetras
- eats flakes and bloodworms as treat
Ram!
Difficulty - hard
- 7cm length
- 24-28C (75-82F) water temp
- pH 6-7 water
- from South America
- keep in pairs
- likes bog wood
- eats live or frozen foods (bloodworm)
Cihlazoma north is the hero of the north. ❄❄❄ Cihlazoma North is one of the bright and popular representatives of the Cihlid family. ❄❄❄ Latin name: formerly Cichlasoma severum, now Heros severus. ❄❄❄ ′′ Heros ′′ by lat. - ′′ hero ", ′′ severum ′′ from lat. - north, harsh, strict. This species is expected to be caught north of other species, which gave it the name ′′ north