Keyhole cichlid

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Keyhole cichlid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Genus: Cleithracara (Kullander & Nijssen 1989) Species: C. maronii
Binomial name
Cleithracara maronii (Steindachner, 1881)
Synonyms
Aequidens maronii Acara maronii

The keyhole cichlid, Cleithracara maronii, is a cichlid native to tropical South America, the only species in the genus Cleithracara. It is a small ovate-bodied fish. It is a omnivore, but primarily feeds on invertebrates. It is a biparentally custodial breeder which spawns on flattened rocks, logs or leaves.

In the Aquarium

• Size: 30cm in the wild, but it dosen't usually grow to this in the aquarium. They usually grow to 10-15cm.

• Care: Easy

• Temperament: Peaceful

• Food: Omnivorous; Flakes, pellets, live foods and frozen foods.

• Tank level: Middle-Bottom

• Qty: They are usually happy in pairs.

• Breeding: Egg layer: put fine gravel or sand in the tank, to allow the pair to burry their eggs.

Commnity Tank

[edit] References

• "Cleithracara maronii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.