Green Texas Cichlid

<p>These fish are gray with bright blue scales and can reach up to 12 inches. Adults have 2 small black spots while juveniles have quite a few. Males develop a hump on the forehead.  The Green Texas Cichlid is green instead of gray. To keep these fish in captivity, temperature should range from 75°F to 79°F and water pH should be between 6.5 and 8.0 .The tank should have open areas for swimming, rocks, plants and a sandy substrate. They are extremely aggressive and as such aren’t suitable to be kept in a community aquarium. They can be kept either singly or in pairs. A 60 gallon tank is the minimum recommended to keep a single fish while a 100 gallon tank is the minimum required to keep a pair.</p>

<p>This species is omnivorous. It can be fed with dried foods supplemented with live or frozen foods.</p>

<p>Males develop a hump on their foreheads and have a pointed dorsal fin.</p>

<p>To breed this species in captivity, the breeding tank should only contain the breeding pair and should have a water temperature above 72°F. The female will start by cleaning  the spawning site, there she will lay her eggs and then the male will fertilize them. When the eggs start to hatch the female will place the eggs inside a hole she and the male dug. The eggs then take 3 to 4 days to hatch and the fry become free swimming in 4 to 6 days.</p>

<p>This species can be found in North Mexico. It inhabits both slow-moving and fast-moving water bodies.</p>

<p>The water in which these fish are packaged is different from the water in the tank, since these fish are extremely sensitive to water conditions the acclimation process is very important. This process should never be rushed. Aquarium lights should be off for at least the first 4 hours of the fish in the new tank and it should not be fed in the first 24h. There are two acclimation methods: Floating Method and the Drip Method.</p> <p>Floating method -  the aquarium lights should be off and lights in the room should be dim, the bag in which the fish is should be placed in the surface of the water to float for about 15 minutes, this allows the water in the bag to adjust to the water in the tank. The bag should then be cut under the knot and the top edge of the bag should be rolled down one inch, then ¼ cup of the aquarium water should be added to the bag, this step should be repeated every 4 minutes until the bag is full, then half the water of the bag should be discarded and the bag should be put to float again and ¼ cup of the aquarium water should be added to the bag every 4 minutes until the bag is full. Afterwards, the Discus can be moved into the aquarium.</p> <p>Drip method – the aquarium lights should be off and lights in the room should be dim, the bag in which the fish is should be placed in the surface of the water to float for about 15 minutes, this allows the water in the bag to adjust to the water in the tank. The bag contents should be poured into a 1 gallon bucket that has never been cleaned with any chemicals, the fish should be enterally submerged. A siphon, using airline tubing, should be set up and a drip line should run from the main aquarium to the bucket. Several loose knots should be tied in the airline tubing to regulate flow. Sucking the end of the airline tube that goes to the bucket will begin a siphon, the flow should be regulated to 2 to 4 drips per second. Once the water in the buckets doubles, half should be discarded and the process should be repeated until it doubles again. Afterwards, the fish can be moved to the aquarium.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p>

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