How long do dragon blood cichlids live?
The average peacock cichlid lifespan is around six to eight years when given proper care. This means maintaining the recommended water parameters, water quality, and diet.
What do dragon blood cichlids eat?
DRAGON BLOOD PEACOCK CICHLIDS – 4-5CM Peacocks are omnivores – in the wild they feed on small crustaceans, algae and cichlid fry. In the aquarium provide them a high quality cichlid pellet or flake (this should contain an adequate amount of yellow carotene pigments.)
Is the dragon blood Peacock a hybrid?
Remarks: This Dragon Blood, or Fire Fish, is a hybrid, but its origins are unknown. They show a remarkable variation in color and pattern, and we will do our best to select the color you request using the options below.
What kind of fish get along with cichlids?
Types of Fish You can put in Tank with Cichlid Rafael Catfish, Plecos, Synodontis catfish and Larger Rainbowfish. They will eat smaller fish like Tetra and Cory Catfish but should be compatible with larger fish such as Hoplo Catfish, Medium to large size Plecos, Bristle-nose.
What fish can be kept with peacock cichlids?
Peacock Cichlid Tank Mates
- Other peacock cichlids – if you keep a mixed tank, keep 1 male to every 2 females, or keep an all male tank with a mix of species.
- Plecos.
- Botia loaches.
- Peaceful Haplochromis cichlids.
- Synodontis catfish.
- African red eye tetra.
- Red tail shark.
- Rainbow shark.
Do cichlids need a water heater?
Check the temperature your African cichlids will need before you bring them home. Tropical fish need warm water that’s between 78 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit (23-28 Celsius). Choose an aquarium heater with 5 watts of power for each gallon of water in the aquarium. A large aquarium may need a heater at each end.
How many hours of sleep do cichlids need?
The amount of time Cichlids sleep depends on what part of the water column they frequently inhabit. Cichlids that stay at the middle upwards of the water column may rest for 8 to 10 hours every night, while others at the bottom of lakes can “sleep” for up to 12 hours.
How to breed red and Blue Dragon cichlids?
After adding mature females from the offspring, I split the breeding colony into two, one with red males and one with blue males. Creatively enough, I called them red dragon bloods and blue dragon bloods respectively. The breeders were placed into 300 gallon cichlid breeding vats.
What kind of fish is the dragon blood?
Remarks: This Dragon Blood, or Fire Fish, is a hybrid, but its origins are unknown. They show a remarkable variation in color and pattern, and we will do our best to select the color you request using the options below.
Why don’t my cichlids eat their fry?
I speculate that has to do with fewer fry being produced. If there are large numbers of fry, the adults seem to become inured with them and cease to think of them as food. This phenomenon happens with not only cichlids, but also livebearers, rainbowfishes, barbs, and tetras.