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#1 Redevilz

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Posted 22 May 2014 - 07:56 PM

Family :- Cichlidae

Genus :- Uaru

species :- Uaru Amphiacanthoides

 

Native Location: Native to the Amazon Basin in Guyana and Northern Brazil. They are also found in the middle to lower rio negro, Rio Japura and Rio Topajos

Native Environment:

Temp  27-30°c
pH 6-7

Max Size: 30cm

Life Span: 8-12 years

Breeding:
is very hard to sex Uaru cichlids based on external characteristics. At full grown size the males have somewhat more pointy genital papillae than the female and they are also known to grow a bit bigger. If you wish to breed this species, the easiest method is normally to raise a group of 6-8 young fish together and let them do their own pairing.

During the breeding period the Uaru cichlid changes its rather bland everyday appearance and become black with coppery red eyes.

The female will deposit her eggs on a flat surface, such as a flat stone, a piece of slate or a flowerpot. One batch normally contains 100-400 eggs (although reports of much larger batches do exist) and the offspring are guarded by both parents. The fry hatches within 2-4 days and are then moved by their parents to a spawning pit dug out in the gravel. They stay in the pit until they become free swimming 3-4 days later.

You don’t have to feed really young Uaru fry because the parents will excrete slime from the sides of the body for the offspring to eat. In a sense, Uaru cichlids are almost like mammals. When the fry are about two weeks old you can start giving them finely powdered flake food and newly hatched brine shrimp.  

When given a proper diet and kept in suitable conditions, Uaru fry grow remarkably fast. The fry are dark before developing a yellow/golden colour with white speckles. When they reach a length of roughly two inches (5 cm) they loose this speckled appearance.

Don’t loose heart if your Uaru couple eat eggs and/or fry during the first initial spawning. It is common among young parents and they will most likely get it right if you allow them to continue breeding. Leaving the lights on during the night might decrease the risk of them accidently eating their own offspring.

If they continue to fail, you can remove the fertilized eggs to a separate container but since there will be no parents to fan fresh water over them you must keep the water well aerated and add some type of anti-fungal remedy, e.g. methylene blue. It is possible for Uaru fry to survive without getting any slime from their parents.

Feeding Habits:
 

The Uaru is an omnivore cichlid used to a varied diet from the wild where it eats anything from crustaceans, worms and insects to plants, fruits and decaying organic matter. In the aquarium it will readily accept all kinds of food and should be kept on a diverse diet to ensure optimal health. You can for instance combine prepared foods (flakes, pellets, algae wafers etcetera) with blanched lettuce, zucchini, spinach and other greens. Also give your fish meaty foods, e.g. brine shrimp, black worms, mosquito larvae and similar. This fish will normally accept live, fresh, frozen and dried foods without much coaxing. Ideally include driftwood in the set up since they like to munch on this.  

Unfortunately, the Uaru is fond of eating aquarium plants and is known to eat them down to the roots. Some aquarists report that feeding your Uaru a lot of leafy greens will make it less interested in destroying aquarium plants.

It is better to feed your Uaru 2-3 times a day instead of just one big serving.

Compatibility: A peaceful cichlid, they go well with geophagus and sevs

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