| Furcifer: |
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Cyanthopharynx furcifer |
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8.2 |
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76-81 deg. F. |
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14 inches / 30 cm. |
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Do not place in tanks smaller than 50 gallons. |
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Mouth Brooder |
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Mainly Live Foods. Flake, and Rock Borne Algae. |
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As they grow larger they are known to devour small fishes as well. |
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Bright, but not direct sunlight. |
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Skittish fish and known to be fin nippers. |
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A very beautiful member of the cichlid family with deep cobalt blue coloring and distinctive yellow on the ends of its fins and/or barbels. It loves large rocks and sandy bottom tanks, especially those with brown algae growths on the rocks. It prefers live brine shrimp and other invertebrates to feed on. |