Difference between revisions of "Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis"
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 13 December 2017
Filter-Feeding Cichlid
Filter-Feeding Cichlid
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis
114 Litres (30 US G.)
11.9-15.2cm (4.7-6 ")
Freshwater
6.5 - 7.2
23 -27 °C (73.4-80.6°F)
10-20 °d
1:1 M:F
5-8 years
Family
Cichlidae
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Additional names
- Filter-Feeding Cichlid
Additional scientific names
- Chaetobranchus orbicularis, Chaetobranchopsis bitaeniatus
Diet[edit]
- This fish, despite a large mouth, requires small foods and is effectively a filter-feeder. Is unlikely to wean on to dry prepared foods and should therefore be fed small live foods such as brine shrimp and daphnia, may accept these as frozen also.
Pictures[edit]
External links[edit]
- Fishbase (Mirrors:
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