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Profile and Description of Central America Cichlids

Archocentrus Sajica (T-Bar Cichlid, T-Bar Convict)

Profile: Distribution : Central America  Size : Up to 5 inches. Females are generally much smaller. PH : 7.2 to 8. Temperature : 240 C to 280 C  Hardness : Neutral to Slightly hard  Diet : Omnivorous. Flake, freeze fried & frozen and pellet food. Live food to induce breeding.   Breeding : Cave spawner. Digs during breeding. Sexual Difference :  Females are much smaller than males. Males have longer fins.

Description: This is the cousin of the convict cichlids. There are generally 2 variants : the yellow/gold and the purple/blue type. Some have blue or very striking eyes. Prefer caves or bogwood during breeding. Upturned pots are quickly occupied. They can dig during spawning.  Paired T-Bar cichlids are  very aggressive towards same species during breeding.  Best to remove either the male or female after fries hatch as often the males will kill the female. Put the female back after 2-3 weeks after the fries are independent. Males often harassed females to death and a tight cover is essential as the harassed females often jumped out of the tank. Like their cousins, the Sajica cichlids can be quite easy to breed, provide plenty of food and with good water condition, spawning is a given.  See Other Central America Cichlids Profile and Description Amphilophus Citrinellus (Red Devil) Archocentrus Nigrofasciatus (Convict cichlid) Archocentrus Sajica Blue Dempesy (Cichlasoma Octofasciatum) Hypsophrs Nicaraguensis (nicaragua ciichlid) Nandopsis Salvani Parachromis Loisellei Thorichthys Meeki (Firemouth cichlid) Vieja Argentea Vieja Bifasciatum (Red Head Monk) ..

T-Bar cichlids are active and inquisitive. Though they are smaller than most Central America cichlids, they are quite capable of holding off other tank mates especially during spawning. The female Sajica cichlid in the picture is not exactly in the pink of health and the females are quite prone to waste away after a few brood.  See Related Articles African Cichlids Aqualog - African Cichlids III Malawi "Peacocks" by Erwin Schraml AQUALOG - All the L Numbers Aqualog  African Cichlids I Malawi Mbuna Aquarium Books Aquarium Books for Sale Aquarium Skimmer Articles on Fish Keeping Central America set-up Central American Cichlid Cichlid Photo Gallery Common Fish Measurements DAZS Automatic Fish Food Feeder Fish Face Poster Fish Food For Sale (suitable for Cichlids) Fish Foods Fish Posters For Sale Frontosa Poster How to select C. Frontosa Lake Tanganyika (Tropheus) Tank Set-up Life Span of a Cichlid Links to My Cichlid Tank Main Photo Gallery Orignial tank set-up Photo Gallery of Betta Photo Gallery of Tank set-up Photo of Central American Cichlids Photos of African Cichlid Photos of South American Cichlids Recommended Foods for Cichlids SERA Flowerhorn SERA Granu Green South American Cichlid South American Eartheaters by Thomas Weidner Tank Photos on Community Cichlid Tank Terms and Conditions TetraPro Vegetable Crisps Tropheus Duboisi Poster Tropheus_obituary Types and Description of Fish Food .

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