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Black Acara, Port Acara
Cichlasoma Portalegrense
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| Length: |
6.0" |
| Sex: |
Difficult to tell. |
| Feeding: |
Will eat all kinds of live foods, flakes and cichlid pellets. |
| Social Behaviour: |
Territorial but very peaceful. |
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| Up Keep: |
Tank should have plenty of hiding places in rocks and roots. Provide some tough plants and floating plants with and open swimming area. |
| Breeding: |
A pair will spawn with temperature between 23 and 26 degrees and pH of 6.5 to 7. Female will lay as many as 500 eggs on a cleaned rock. |
| Comments: |
These fish a fairly tough and peaceful cichlids. They are territorial and may chase other fish away. They are a good choice for a first time cichlid owner. |
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