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| − | = | + | |origin=:Endemic to Lake Malawi. |
| − | :Endemic to Lake Malawi. | + | |sexing=:The male and female Auratus have completely different colouration. The female is slightly smaller and her body is a golden yellow with black/brown lateral stripes which are bordered in white. The fins are also yellow. The mature male's body is black/brown in colour with a yellow stripe running the length of the body. The top of his body is a mustard colour which is followed up through the dorsal fin. |
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| − | :The male and female Auratus have completely different colouration. The female is slightly smaller and her body is a golden yellow with black/brown lateral stripes which are bordered in white. The fins are also yellow. The mature male's body is black/brown in colour with a yellow stripe running the length of the body. The top of his body is a mustard colour which is followed up through the dorsal fin. | ||
:It must be noted that this fish has the capability of changing sex, in an environment devoid of males, a female will switch sex. It's less common for males to switch to female. | :It must be noted that this fish has the capability of changing sex, in an environment devoid of males, a female will switch sex. It's less common for males to switch to female. | ||
| − | + | |tank_compatibility=:An aggressive fish, keep this fish in an African Cichlid set up only. Recommend having 1 male to every 3 females. | |
| − | + | |diet=:Will take most foods including pellet, flake and live/frozen foods. The Auratus will also graze on algae and supplementing their diet with [[spirulina]] is beneficial. | |
| − | + | |feeding_regime=:Feed once or twice a day. | |
| − | :An aggressive fish, keep this fish in an African Cichlid set up only. Recommend having 1 male to every 3 females. | + | |environment_specifics=:Prefers rockwork décor with hiding places. Does best in hard alkaline water. Good substrate choices could be Dolomite or crushed coral to aid in buffering the water. |
| − | + | |behaviour=:An aggressive and territorial fish. | |
| − | + | |identification=:See sexing. The fish is fairly elongated with the anal and dorsal fins being fairly rounded, whereas the caudal fin is more triangular. | |
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| − | :Will take most foods including pellet, flake and live/frozen foods. The Auratus will also graze on algae and supplementing their diet with [[spirulina]] is beneficial. | ||
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| − | :Prefers rockwork décor with hiding places. Does best in hard alkaline water. Good substrate choices could be Dolomite or crushed coral to aid in buffering the water. | ||
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| − | :See sexing. The fish is fairly elongated with the anal and dorsal fins being fairly rounded, whereas the caudal fin is more triangular. | ||
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|Category=Fish, Fish (Freshwater), Cichlids, Cichlids (African), Cichlids (Lake Malawi) | |Category=Fish, Fish (Freshwater), Cichlids, Cichlids (African), Cichlids (Lake Malawi) | ||
