https://www.theaquariumwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Alcolapia_grahami&feed=atom&action=historyAlcolapia grahami - Revision history2024-03-29T08:38:45ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.2https://www.theaquariumwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Alcolapia_grahami&diff=85365&oldid=prevPsiPro at 03:25, 13 December 20172017-12-13T03:25:53Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|sexing</del>=:Mature males will be larger than females and have brighter colours.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Endemic to Lake Magadi, Kenya, Africa.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|tank_compatibility</del>=:This Cichlid is relatively peaceful but can be territorial towards conspecifics, with enough hiding places in a spacious tank, however, this shouldn't be a problem. Due to their water chemistry needs they are best kept in species tanks.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|feeding_regime</del>=:Feed once or twice a day.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Sexing =</ins>=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|environment_specifics</del>=:Requires a spacious tank with sand substrate and a lot of rocky décor in which to hide, they will dig. Plants are not found in their natural environment so are not required for this fish. This fish originates from very hot alkaline springs and therefore tolerates quite extreme water chemistry, very alkaline water which is exceptionally warm. In the wild they have been found in water measuring {{F|110}}! In the aquarium they are best kept in very alkaline, pH must be over 8.0, and warm conditions of around {{F|82|90}}.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Mature males will be larger than females and have brighter colours.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:This Cichlid is relatively peaceful but can be territorial towards conspecifics, with enough hiding places in a spacious tank, however, this shouldn't be a problem. Due to their water chemistry needs they are best kept in species tanks.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Diet =</ins>=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:These are omnivorous Cichlids which should have a varied diet of both live/frozen foods such as [[daphnia]] and [[bloodworm]] as well as high quality Cichlid pellets, but also be supplemented with vegetable matter. Predominantly grazes on algae in the wild.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">      </ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Feeding regime =</ins>=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Feed once or twice a day.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">      </ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Environment specifics =</ins>=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Requires a spacious tank with sand substrate and a lot of rocky décor in which to hide, they will dig. Plants are not found in their natural environment so are not required for this fish. This fish originates from very hot alkaline springs and therefore tolerates quite extreme water chemistry, very alkaline water which is exceptionally warm. In the wild they have been found in water measuring {{F|110}}! In the aquarium they are best kept in very alkaline, pH must be over 8.0, and warm conditions of around {{F|82|90}}.</div></td></tr>
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</table>PsiProhttps://www.theaquariumwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Alcolapia_grahami&diff=70690&oldid=prevCatxx at 14:21, 23 October 20112011-10-23T14:21:58Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Fish Data<br />
|stub=No<br />
|name=Graham's Soda Cichlid<br />
|extra_common_names=Graham's Soda Cichlid, Magadi Tilapia<br />
|species=Alcolapia grahami<br />
|extra_scientific_names=Tilapia grahami, Alcolapia alcalicus grahami, Oreochromis alcalicus grahami<br />
|image=No_Image.png<br />
|caption=Graham's Soda Cichlid<br />
|availability=U<br />
|habitat=africa<br />
|family=Cichlidae<br />
|captive_bred=No<br />
|difficulty=M<br />
|min_size=4<br />
|max_size=4.8<br />
|size_units=in<br />
|stocking_ratio_male=1<br />
|stocking_ratio_female=2<br />
|diet=O<br />
|food_flake=Yes<br />
|food_pellet=Yes<br />
|food_live=Yes<br />
|food_other=No<br />
|min_life_span=5<br />
|max_life_span=8<br />
|min_sg=1<br />
|max_sg=1<br />
|min_tank_size=30<br />
|min_tank_size_unit=gal<br />
|min_ph=8.0<br />
|max_ph=10.0<br />
|min_temperature=82<br />
|max_temperature=100<br />
|temperature_units=F<br />
|min_water_hardness=10<br />
|max_water_hardness=35<br />
}}<br />
{{Basic fish page<br />
|origin=:Endemic to Lake Magadi, Kenya, Africa.<br />
|sexing=:Mature males will be larger than females and have brighter colours.<br />
|tank_compatibility=:This Cichlid is relatively peaceful but can be territorial towards conspecifics, with enough hiding places in a spacious tank, however, this shouldn't be a problem. Due to their water chemistry needs they are best kept in species tanks.<br />
|diet=:These are omnivorous Cichlids which should have a varied diet of both live/frozen foods such as [[daphnia]] and [[bloodworm]] as well as high quality Cichlid pellets, but also be supplemented with vegetable matter. Predominantly grazes on algae in the wild.<br />
|feeding_regime=:Feed once or twice a day.<br />
|environment_specifics=:Requires a spacious tank with sand substrate and a lot of rocky décor in which to hide, they will dig. Plants are not found in their natural environment so are not required for this fish. This fish originates from very hot alkaline springs and therefore tolerates quite extreme water chemistry, very alkaline water which is exceptionally warm. In the wild they have been found in water measuring {{F|110}}! In the aquarium they are best kept in very alkaline, pH must be over 8.0, and warm conditions of around {{F|82|90}}.<br />
|behaviour=:An unusual fish in that it's origins are exceptionally extreme and would kill most other fish. Due to the extremely hot water they originate from, they can safely gulp air from the surface, although this is seen less in captivity, and excrete waste differently to other fish. In temperament they are territorial towards conspecifics but not overly aggressive.<br />
|identification=:An elongate Cichlid with a large rounded head, very similar to ''[[Alcolapia alcalicus]]''. It has a large dorsal fin, considerably larger and sail-like in males, and is green-blue in colour with blue iridescence and faint vertical dark banding.<br />
}}<br />
{{Categories<br />
|Category=Fish, Fish (Freshwater), Cichlids, Cichlids (African), Cichlids (Other Lakes)<br />
}}<br />
== Pictures ==<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*This fish is part of the [[American Cichlid Association|ACA]] [[ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program|C.A.R.E.S]] program.<br />
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*This is thought to be a sub-species of ''[[Alcolapia alcalicus]]''.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{FishBase |id=2033}}<br />
*[http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Alcolapia&species=grahami&id=577 Seriously Fish]</div>Catxx