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| − | = | + | |sexing=:Mature males have more vivid colours in spawning season. |
| − | :Mature males have more vivid colours in spawning season. | + | |tank_compatibility=:Best kept in large species tanks in a group, or with similar-sized robust North American fish. Smaller fish are likely to be eaten or nipped. |
| − | + | |diet=:Bluegills are unfussy eaters, they should be fed high quality pellets or flake and supplemented with foods like [[bloodworm]], shrimp, earthworms, crickets and wingless fruit flies. May also accept some vegetable material. | |
| − | + | |feeding_regime=:Feed once or twice a day. | |
| − | = | + | |environment_specifics=:Keep this fish in large well-filtered tanks. Planting should be robust as this fish may redecorate and the tank should be dimly lit. |
| − | :Best kept in large species tanks in a group, or with similar-sized robust North American fish. Smaller fish are likely to be eaten or nipped. | + | |behaviour=:These are shoaling fish, in the wild found in groups of 20-30 or so. |
| − | + | |identification=:A dark blue or black "ear" on an extension of the gill cover called the opercular flap and a prominent dark blotch at the base of the dorsal fin, close to the tail. They have typically olive-green backs, with a blue or purplish sheen along the flanks and faint vertical bars may be present along the sides. Breeding males may have more blue and orange colouration on their flanks. | |
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| − | :Bluegills are unfussy eaters, they should be fed high quality pellets or flake and supplemented with foods like [[bloodworm]], shrimp, earthworms, crickets and wingless fruit flies. May also accept some vegetable material. | ||
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| − | :A dark blue or black "ear" on an extension of the gill cover called the opercular flap and a prominent dark blotch at the base of the dorsal fin, close to the tail. They have typically olive-green backs, with a blue or purplish sheen along the flanks and faint vertical bars may be present along the sides. Breeding males may have more blue and orange colouration on their flanks. | ||
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