1 – Research about the subject Before buying fish, aquariums, feed, furniture and decoration, do a lot of research to understand every nuance of an aquarium system and avoid buying incompatible fish, purchase feeds suitable for the correct species, aquarium size, filtration, water temperature, water preparation and aquarium location. 2 – Fresh or salt […]
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Source There are 2 main lakes in Africa that harbor these cichlids – Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika. These two lakes contain more than 1,500 known varieties of fish and new discoveries are still being made. It is quite remarkable that most cichlids of the “Great Lakes of Africa” are endemic to their own lake
Common Name: Acará Discus Scientific Name: Symphysodon discus Family: American Cichlids Habitat: Amazon Basin in Brazil, Peru and Colombia pH: min: 4.2 max: 6.2 (in aquarium: 6.5 – 7.5) Temperature: min:22 max:28 Maximum Size: 20 cm (with good food and good water) Sociability: Peaceful in shoals, but if you keep 2 or 3 the larger
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