Torpedo dwarf cichlid
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Torpedo dwarf cichlid |
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| Taeniacara | ||||||||||||
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| Taeniacara candidi | ||||||||||||
| Myers , 1935 |
The torpedo-dwarf cichlid ( Taeniacara Candidi Myers, 1935), is a kind from the family of cichlids ( cichlids ). It is monotypical in the genus Taeniacara and is thus the only representative among the dwarf cichlids of this genus. Its natural habitat is in South America , the Rio Negro , Rio Tefe and the Rio Tapajós up to the upper reaches of the Rio-Branco .
Systematics
Taeniacara candidi is an extremely graceful and graceful dwarf cichlid due to its slim appearance. The males can reach a size of 7 cm, the females are about 5 cm tall. In the male, the caudal fin is spade-shaped and ends in two pointed tips. The pectoral fins are elongated and reach far to the anal fin.
His body drawing shows a black basic stripe that begins at the eye and ends in a rounded shape in the tail stalk. Its color dress in the tail, dorsal or anal fin often has a shade of blue, red, yellow and brown, sometimes with a white border. The females do not show the splendid colors of the males and the caudal fin is significantly shorter. In the gill cover area there is often an iridescent turquoise blue with a gradient to the eye. Taeniacara candidi is one of the most beautiful dwarf cichlids in the Amazon .
Reproduction
Taeniacara candidi is a maternal detention spawner who sticks its clutch to the ceiling of the cave. There the female takes care of the offspring alone, while the male takes over the defense of the territory. The clutch size can be up to 100 eggs, from which the larvae hatch after about 36 to 72 hours. Depending on the temperature, the fry swim free after another 7 to 10 days and are led by the female. The species lives in its natural biotope in very acidic water values. The subandine white water rivers have a maximum degree of hardness of up to 15 ° dGH with conductance values of less than 200 µS / cm.
- a pH of 5.0 to 6.0
- a Gh value of 2 ° d
- a temperature of 25 to 27 ° C
- a conductance of 50µS / cm to 100µS / cm
nutrition
The species is considered to be carnivorous and feeds on worms, water fleas and the like.
swell
- U. Glaser: South American Cichlids II. AQUALOG, ISBN 3-931702-07-3 .
- Rainer Stawikowski, Ingo Koslowski, Uwe Werner: The cichlids of America. Volume 1–3, Ulmer Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8001-5435-7 .
- Hans A. Baensch , Rüdiger Riehl : Aquariums Atlas. Volume 3, Mergus Verlag, 1991, ISBN 978-3-88244-033-1 , p. 874.
Web links
- Taeniacara candidi on Fishbase.org (English)