Cleithracara maronii

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Keyhole Cichlid
Keyhole Cichlid
Species	Cleithracara maronii
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	113.562 liters 113,562.353 mL 30 US Gallons (113.6L)
Size	15.24 cm 3-6 " (7.6-15.2cm)
pH	6.0 - 7.7
Temp.	295.372 K 22.222 °C 531.67 °R 298.15 K 25 °C 536.67 °R72 -77 °F (22.2-25°C)
Water Hardness	3-20
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Common
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	5-7 years

[edit] Alternative names

Keyhole Cichlid

[edit] Sexing

Unknown

[edit] Tank compatibility

Bottom and Middle

[edit] Diet

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[edit] Environment Specifics

Does not eat plants and does not burrow. Needs hiding places.

[edit] Behaviour

Sensitive to people outside the tank, especially movement above the height of the tank. Good-natured scrapping occurs among youth, with some being more dominant and some being more submissive.

When very frightened, will flatten itself against a piece of wood and turn brown.

To warn other fish or show aggressiveness, flares its dorsal fin.

Normally laid-back casual swimming, but can be quite fast and can stop on a dime and 'hover' using it's pectoral fins as stabilizers.

Eats tiny nuisance snails.

[edit] Identification

Cream coloured body, with one or two vertical black stripes near the tail which have a circle at the top. These bands look like keyholes for a "skeleton key". May have slight rainbow of colour on top edge of dorsal fin, and subtle colours elsewhere on the body.

[edit] Pictures

Keyhole Cichlid (juvenile)

[edit] External links

• Badmans Tropical Fish
• Mongabay
• Fishbase
• Cleithracara maronii passion (French-language site dedicated to keyhole cichlids)