Astronotus ocellatus - Marble Cichlid
Common names |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V X Y Z latin name: Astronotus ocellatus, Astronotus ocellatus zebra, Lobotes ocellatus
common name: Oscar, Oscar cichlid, Marble Cichlid
Family: Cichlidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, French Guiana, China, Australia, United States,
Size: under 30 cm (11.81 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 400 litre (106 US gal)
Temperature: 23 °C (73.4 °F)
- 27 °C (80.6 °F)
pH tolerance: 6
- 8
Water hardness tolerance: 5
- 19 °dKH
Floor water column: bottom and center
Life span: 15 years
Behavior: aggressive
Care level: moderately difficult
Feeding: carnivore -
Similar fish in catalogue: Aequidens pulcher,
Apistogramma cacatuoides,
Uaru amphiacanthoides,
Herichthys cyanoguttatus,
Hemichromis bimaculatus,
Pelvicachromis pulcher,
Pterophyllum scalare,
Symphysodon discus,
Cichlasoma ´Red parrot´,
Papiliochromis ramirezi,
Melanochromis auratus,
Labeotropheus trewavasae var. red chilumba,
Cleithracara maronii,
Andinoacara rivulatus,
Nannacara anomala,
Aequidens metae,
Aequidens tetramerus,
Vieja maculicauda,
Archocentrus multispinosus,
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis,
Cichla ocellaris,
Cyprichromis leptosoma,
Apistogramma agassizii,
Apistogramma steindachneri,
Apistogramma pertensis,
Anomalochromis thomasi,
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus,
Amatitlania nigrofasciata ,
Hyphessobrycon rosaceus,
Pterophyllum altum, ...
Astronotus ocellatus is kept in next tanks: Tank No. 33,
Tank No. 649,
Tank No. 594,
Tank No. 723,
Tank No. 1016,
Tank No. 1110,
Tank No. 1614,
Amazonas,
Tank No. 2377,
Tank No. 2811,
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Summary
Latin name:Astronotus ocellatus
Astronotus ocellatus zebra
Lobotes ocellatus
Common name:Marble Cichlid
Family: Cichlidae
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