Pearl Cichlid Pearl Cichlid (Geophagus brasiliensis) comes from the Amazon River, Brazil. Maximum size of the body can reach almost 18 cm. Are karnivora. Body slightly brown. Throughout the body and fin filled metallic blue like spot munara. Male and female parent can be distinguished from the form of a more wide-body in the female, especially when viewed from above.
For the maintenance of good, optimal temperature environment of his life around 26-30 ° C. While the terms of the quality of water for life
and growth must be good, the acidity (pH) and violence around 7,0-7,5 around 11 ° DH.
In breeding, mother will choose their own spouses. Nest can be made of ceramic or stone flat. Although the mother will care for eggs, but should be taken and eggs hatch in the container after parent flourish. This is also a parent who eat their own eggs. The egg is usually done the morning. After 3-4 days, eggs will hatch and flyblow will swim on the day-to-6. At the time of start swimming, flyblow feed can be given a water bug, or silk worms.
Enlargement can be done in the pond. Therefore, this fish requires a bit basa pH and slightly higher then the violence would be better if the kettle is added a little salt as much as one teaspoon every 10 liters of water. To feed silk worms such as enlargement or pelet. Age 3 months to reach 4 cm or be sold.
source: From S.L and D. Iwan penebarswadaya, 2006
