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sure looks like one to me.....Scientific Name(s): Etroplus suratensis
Common Name(s): Green Chromide, Banded Chromide, Banded Etroplus, Pearlspot Cichlid
Family: Cichlidae
Species Type: Asian Cichlids
Maximum Size: 16 inches
Life Span: 12 years
Natural Habitat: Asian Rivers (Sri Lanka)
Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons
Tank Region: All over.
Possible Tank Mates: Asian cichlids or loaches that are not too small in comparison to the green chromide.
Description: Although this fish can be acclimated to freash water it will be much more heathly in brackish water. Brackish water is made by adding 1 teaspoon of salt per gallon of water. This is one of the few native Asian cichlid species. In its native range, it is used as a food fish.
Common Name(s): Green Chromide, Banded Chromide, Banded Etroplus, Pearlspot Cichlid
Family: Cichlidae
Species Type: Asian Cichlids
Maximum Size: 16 inches
Life Span: 12 years
Natural Habitat: Asian Rivers (Sri Lanka)
Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons
Tank Region: All over.
Possible Tank Mates: Asian cichlids or loaches that are not too small in comparison to the green chromide.
Description: Although this fish can be acclimated to freash water it will be much more heathly in brackish water. Brackish water is made by adding 1 teaspoon of salt per gallon of water. This is one of the few native Asian cichlid species. In its native range, it is used as a food fish.
The one in your pic is an Etroplus maculatus
A natural colored form of orange chromide, as opposed to the line bred versions usually seen.
The one below is suratensus
Reached about 12" in my tank, as juvies they are silver but get greener with age.
A natural colored form of orange chromide, as opposed to the line bred versions usually seen.
The one below is suratensus
Reached about 12" in my tank, as juvies they are silver but get greener with age.
Jakob;3153096; said:
Red Devil;3152942; said:
duanes;3152659; said:The one in your pic is an Etroplus maculatus
A natural colored form of orange chromide, as opposed to the line bred versions usually seen.
The one below is suratensus
Reached about 12" in my tank, as juvies they are silver but get greener with age.
cheers all
£5 wasnt a bad price then
From what I know these guys need salt to thrive. They're a brackish species. Not a very good choice to go with geos.
Modest_Man;3154089; said:
There are a few freshwater populations but without knowing exactly where thy came from there's no way of telling a FW E. maculatus from a BW E. maculatus.
Either way it's always good to keep the in hard alkaline water if you're not going brackish and even then hard & alkaline is quite opposite of what a Geophagus sp. should be kept in.