Canara Pearlspot Cichlid (Etroplus canarensis)
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Canara Pearlspot Cichlid
Canara Pearlspot Cichlid
Etroplus canarensis
151 Litres (40 US G.)
10.2-20.3cm (4-8 ")
Freshwater
6.0 - 7.5
22 -26 °C (71.6-78.8°F)
5-10 °d
1:1 M:F
5-8 years
Family
Cichlidae
This animal is available captive bred
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Contents
Additional names
- Canara Pearlspot Cichlid, Banded Chromide
Origin
- Asia: South Karnataka, India.
Sexing
- Males are larger and more heavily built than females.
Tank compatibility
- Generally peaceful except if a pair decides to spawn. Best kept in a group of at least 7-8 in a large tank. Can be kept with shoaling fish too large to eat such as Devario malabaricus.
Diet
- Should eat a variety of foods including bloodworm and artemia. Should also be offered vegetable material such as spirulina.
Feeding regime
- Feed once or twice a day.
Environment specifics
- This Chromide is happiest in a freshwater set up than brackish. They prefer a set up to resemble a flowing stream with a variably sized rocky substrate. They are sensitive to water quality so should only be introduced to mature set ups.
Behaviour
- Generally peaceful except if spawning.
Identification
- An oval shaped fish. The body is cream-yellow in colour with several vertical dark bands running down the flanks but not around the belly.
Notes
Images
External links
- Fishbase (Mirrors:
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