Blue Acaras
That s the electric blue acara which is a whole different fish than the blue acaras.
Blue acaras. But no matter what they call it this fish remains a real decoration of a home aquarium and the main feature of the representative of the water world is that it does not have a division by species. Blue acara are carnivorous feeders but first of all and the fish requires feed with high protein content. They thrive in warm freshwaters.
When you try to breed them increase the temperatures slightly and make sure the acidity levels are neutral. They can reach lengths of 16 cm 6 3 in. Electric blue acaras are native to central and south america venezuela colombia and trinidad with west indies being its region of origin.
This fish can be found in various freshwater habitats ranging from standing water to flowing streams in venezuela and trinidad. The electric blue acara andinoacara pulcher is a freshwater fish native to the slow flowing rivers and lakes of central and south america. In the nature feeds on worms larvas spineless species.
Origin habitat of electric blue acara. Their dorsal fin starts about a quarter of the way back from the front of their body and extends all the way back to the start of their caudal fin. In a tank the fish eagerly feeds on blood worm tubifex white worms brine shrimp.
In terms of their build electric blue acara have the standard cichlid body. Blue acaras have been bred successfully in captivity and you ll be able to do so as well. Its species term pulcher means beautiful and true to its name it is a beautiful medium sized fish cichlid.
Their bodies are long and about average in terms of thickness. They become sexually active when they grow for 4 inches. Potted sagittaria and vallisneria are known to survive in blue acara tanks.
Blue acaras love planted aquariums especially ones that offer protection from above but they also love to uproot plants so chose sturdy species or go for floating plants only. Blue acara aequidens pulcher is one of the most beautiful cichlids and it is known by many names like blue neon electric blue cichlid blue neon cichlid neon hybrid acara neon and many others. In the wild they can be seen in both still and flowing waters of rivers.
The blue acara aequidens pulcher has been a cichlid of choice for many years for the south american cichlid aquarium. After breeding the female will lay eggs on. Frozen feed is also good for diet brine shrimp cyclops and artificial feed tablets and flakes.
They are from the cichlidae family a well known group among fishkeeping enthusiasts. Place a male and a female in the same tank. But they re harder to find and most people aren t looking for the natural blues they re looking for the electrics.
