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| Amphilphus Citrinellus - Gold | |||||||||||||||
| Midas Cichlid | |||||||||||||||
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| Size: The reported maximum size of this fish in the wild is 10". Although old captive specimens have been known to reach 14"+ on many occasions. | |||||||||||||||
| Origin: The Citrinellus is native to the eastern slope of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. | |||||||||||||||
| Temperament: Extremely aggressive under most circumstances. Young fish can usually be kept in a group in a large tank with minimal problems. Though, as they mature most individuals will become very aggressive to the point where they would have no problems killing other fish. Do not try to intoduce 2 adults into a small tank together without a divider, as it will in most cases end with one of the fish's death. | |||||||||||||||
| Minimum Tank Size: A 55g will be suitable for a small female, but a very big male may need a tank as large as 90-125g+ | |||||||||||||||
| Availability: Most decent LFS's can order a typical gold morph Midas cichlid. But these are usually very low quality and often hybrids. It''s much better to buy from a reputable dealer. |
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| May Be Confused With: The Citrinellus is often confused with the very similair Labiatus. They are unintentionally crossbred all the time and pure individuals of both species are rare in the hobby. This morph of the Midas cichlid could also be confused with the gold morph of Xiloaensis, Sagittae and others. | |||||||||||||||
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| Other Information and My Experiances Midas are definantly one of my favorite fish. I currently have 3 of the "gold" morph. I keep an F1 Yellow female, White female, and Orange/Yellow Costa Rican race female together in a 500g with a male Barred Midas and several Vieja's, Tomocichla, and other ex-Cichlasoma. I don't know how I ended up with only females, but that just how it turned out. I'd like to get some nice brightly colored males to keep with these females, but currently no one has good quality colored males available. |
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