Cleithracara maronii
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| Keyhole Cichlid | |
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| 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) |
| sg | Freshwater |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.7 |
| Temp. | 295.372 K 22.222 °C 531.67 °R 298.15 K |
| Water Hardness |
3-20 |
| Stocking Ratio | 1:1 M:F |
| Availability | Common |
| Diet |
Omnivore
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| Life Span |
5-7 years |
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Contents |
[edit] Alternative names
- Keyhole Cichlid
[edit] Sexing
- Unknown
[edit] Tank compatibility
- Bottom and Middle
[edit] Diet
- More detail on diet...
[edit] Feeding regime
- How often to feed, etc.
[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) |
