Cichlidae
Mikrogeophagus
10.00 cm
Max size for both sexes as far as I know. Females may be a bit smaller, about 10 cm.
Semi-aggressive, Community
Will quarrel with eachother, and will be territorial during spawning, but generally does not cause lethal damage to other fish.
Insectivore, Omnivore
76.00 L
75.00 cm x 30.00 cm
21.0 C - 28.0 C
Not particular about parameters.
Bottom
Essentially a tiny Geophagus. Is more of a sand picker as opposed to a sand sifter, but exhibits most of the same behaviors. Social, and prefers to spawn on flat surfaces. Only other difference in behavior is the fact that they are not mouthbrooders. Various undefined "strains" can be found in captivity, all with the same color palette, but different distribution of said colors. Some have more red on their fins, others have more green, some have more orange on the body or head, others have more green. Some have more iridescent patterning on their fins, others do not. Some also have two dots on the body as opposed to one. Males will generally be bigger, have longer streamers on their tails, and the black on their dorsal fins will go back further than females (it will make a sort of spoon shape).
Egg-layer (Parental Care)
Pair will dig pits until they uncover a flat surface. This is the preferred method of spawning, as eggs will be laid on the rock inside the pit, and fry will be kept in the pit until they become free swimming. If a flat rock cannot be found, they will lay eggs nearby the pit and move wrigglers in upon hatching.
200 fry
Live foods
Fry are large enough to be fed baby brine shrimp and grow fast. Just as hardy as their parents.
