Feketeöves sügér (vieja maculicauda)

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származási hely: Közép-Amerika
hossz: 20-30 cm
hőmérséklet: 26-28 Celsius

The Black Belt Cichlid, Vieja maculicauda, likes the shady bank areas of lakes and slow-moving rivers, where it can hide among submerged roots and logs and scavenge the muddy or sandy bottom for snacks. Primarily an herbivore, the detritus and seeds it finds there sustain it between larger meals of fallen fruit or submerged terrestrial and aquatic plants. Though it will accep large flakes, pellets, earthworms and mosquito larvae in the aquarium, this fish definitely needs plenty of fresh vegetables, such as peas, lettuce and spinach, in order to thrive. Known to reach eighteen inches in the wild, captive V. maculicauda seldom attain more than twelve inches, and slightly less for females. Both sexes exhibit a whitish-to-gray background coloration, often with a blue sheen. The underside, from throat to lower lip, is generally a deep red color, and a wide, black lateral band at mid-flank gives them their common name. Females are usually darker in color than males, while older males commonly develop a nuchal hump. Like most Central American cichlids, the Black Belt is aggressive, though less so than some. They will almost always display aggression toward smaller fish. A single male may be kept alone in a specimen tank of at least 48-inch length, or with other cichlids of similar or larger size in a tank of at least 100-gallons. Breeding pairs should be kept by themselves in a still-larger tank (preferably 150-gallon or larger), as they become extremely territorial and aggressive when spawning. V. maculicauda is not a fish for a planted tank, as they will eat most any vegetation they can find. Low light is best, as in nature, their preference is for shaded waters. Flat surface spawners, the Black Belt male chooses the spawning site, usually a flat piece of slate or other rock. Both parents clean the site once it's selected, and then a clutch of 500-600 eggs is deposited. Protection reaches its aggressive peak now, which is why the Black Belt needs to be housed alone when spawning. In 2-3 days, the eggs will hatch, and the parents will move their fry to pits they've dug in the substrate. Black Belt Cichlids are excellent parents, so you need have no concern about leaving fry with them even after they've become free-swimming at about 6-7 days. At this stage, you may begin feeding them artemia and other dried foods. Az adatok a diszhal.info honlapról származnak.

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