Ruby Cichlid
Hard to find and not always available.
Ruby cichlid. A juvenile pair haplochromis sp. It is an herbivorous cichlid scraping algae off of aquatic plants in the wild. Some cichlids such as jack dempsey cichlid can live over 20 years if kept properly.
Learn about the spruce pets editorial process. Thomas is a freelance writer specializing in fish and aquariums with over 50 years of experience in keeping fish. This picture was taken with my daughters nikon d40 using only the on board flash.
Above is the most dominant male haplochromis sp. Thomas is a freelance writer specializing in fish and aquariums with over 50 years of experience in keeping fish. As such it should be provided with foods high in vegetable content such as a spirulina based flake food and boiled zucchini and spinach.
The ruby green cichlid haplochromis sp. Jewelfish ruby cichlid species profile characteristics origin and helpful information for hobbyists. Such foods will help bring out the bright red and blue colors in these fish.
If you buy a guaranteed male we fully guarantee it in the unlikely event you re guaranteed male turns out to be a female we will. Learn about the spruce pets editorial process. Breeding the jewel fish ruby cichlid jewel fish are easy to breed but tough to keep in a community tank.
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus is another name they carry scientifically. The above picture show both of the dominant males in the 55 gallon tank. This highly popular species features a bright red body with a dazzling metallic blue color on the lower portion of its face.
These ruby clowns belong to family cichlidae family keeping themselves among the family of the largest group of freshwater fish. Temperature in two fish tanks must be same if you re moving fish from one to another otherwise. The ruby green cichlid is often mistaken for the flameback cichlid haplichromis sp.
If you buy a four fish colony you will get one guaranteed male and we will do our best to get you three females if you buy a six fish colony you will get one two males and the rest females. Ruby red peacock cichlids are carnivores and should be fed a variety of foods that contain a good amount of protein. Ruby green is a herbivore known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the ruby green hap or ruby green and is found around the heavily vegetated shorelines of lakes kyoga and nawampasa in uganda.
A ruby green females shown above. Ruby red peacock are mouth brooders after spawning the female will collect the eggs for incubation the male will take no further part in raising the young. Ruby clown cichlids are also widely known as bolivian ram cichlids butterfly ram and bolivian butterfly cichlids.
The aulonocara rubescens or ruby red peacock is another variant of this cichlid which was line bred from the aulonocara sp. Plankton based flakes mixed with commercially prepared cichlid pellets and live or frozen blood worms or brine shrimp are good choices for their diet. Tank raised here in florida.
The sub dominant ruby green male above.
