Hi! I'm a cichlid newbie here, just started keeping cichlids for a year by now. Can you guys help recommend me any American cichlids that are completely carnivorous(insectivorous, piscivorous and etc.) or any American cichlids that are omnivorous are also fine, but must be leaning more towards meaty/high protein foods with carnivorous tendencies more than veggies and algae.
Carnivorous cichlids list?
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Parachromis, crenicichla, cichla are some examples. mouth shape is usually a giveaway
Just to be sure, I'm interested in the red terror(festae) and the umbee too. Are they omnivorous or carnivorous? Because some websites said they're omnivorous, some said they're carnivorous.
Hi! Can I ask what's the most common and usually the cheapest in crenicichla genus?
When larger festae will eat small fish but will go for insects on water surface or in the water. They will also eat light green in their diet.
When I had my festae, they ate northfin cichlid pellets that are for omnivore/predator at 38% protein.
When I asked my local cichlid store owner if they could look for a 4" red terror with a specific sex for me. They said they couldn't tell the sex at this size. But when I told them I was looking for a male, they replied that they could look for it because at this size, the male is easier to tell than the female. Do you know why?
When I had my festae grow out group, I was able to determine females at 3 inches. Black spot on top dorsal and started seeing stripes.
Male festae have a shinny blue spangle on each scale, females dont.
Makes them one of the easier fish to sex. Here is one around 3in in size
The females won't have the spangled scales, but will have a black blotch in the dorsal.