Filter-Feeding Cichlid (Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis)
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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
- 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
External links
- Fishbase (Mirrors:
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