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The female's preference for the male mate has also been examined, in accordance to the male's size and fighting ability. The female cichlid always chooses the larger of the two males if the smaller male is next to the larger male, and if the larger male defeats the smaller male in a fight.
Both male and female adults occupy individual feeding territories. [4] Blunthead cichlids ... Displays are very rare when a large difference in body size (more than 2 ...
Courtship in male cichlids follows the establishment of some form of territory, sometimes coupled with building a bower to attract mates. [68] [75] [79] After this, males may attempt to attract female cichlids to their territories by a variety of lekking display strategies or otherwise seek out females of their species. [68]
Tank Size: A minimum tank size of 30 gallons is recommended for a pair of Jewel Cichlids, with an additional 10 gallons for each additional fish. Water Parameters: Jewels prefer slightly acidic to neutral water (pH 6.5–7.5) with a temperature range of 75–82 °F. Keep the water clean by performing regular water changes (20–30% every 2 weeks).
The male reaches 5 cm (2 in) in length, and the female only 2.5 cm (1 in) in the aquarium. In the wild, they reach only 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in standard length of male and female reaches less than 2.2 centimetres (0.87 in) in standard length. This makes them one of the smallest species within the Cichlidae family.
The sex of the fish is often unclear until it reaches adult size, at which point the size difference between the genders becomes pronounced. Breeders often attempt to pair the fish without sexing them; two females may pair up in which case the fish lay eggs that never hatch. Once a male-female pair is found, they tend to yield 150–200 ...
The species was described in 1960 by Thomas Derrick Iles as Haplochromis borleyi, [2] and was later moved to Copadichromis by David Eccles and Ethylwynn Trewavas. [9] The species is also known under the synonym Cyrtocara borleyi, [10] and is occasionally sold under the trade name of Haplochromis granderus. [11]
Lamprologus callipterus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it very actively moves about in search of crustaceans and other invertebrates. Males of this species can reach a length of 12.4 centimetres (4.9 in) TL while the females only grow to 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL (see below).