What are uaru amphiacanthoides?
Uaru amphiacanthoides, native to the Amazon, Guyana. Body length 20-25 cm. Body dark blue, dorsal fin slightly blue in breeding season. There are many small black spots on the sides of the juveniles. The adult fish has a black strip like a triangle from the center to the tail handle, so it is called “triangle snapper”; and because the black strip is like a cloud in the sky, it is also called “black cloud fish”.
The black cloud fish has a mild temperament and can be mixed with other fish. Suitable for weak acid to neutral clean soft water, water temperature 25-28 ℃, more sensitive to water quality. Carnivorous, but also addicted to aquatic plants.
What do uaru amphiacanthoides look like?
The body is dark blue, the eyes are bronze, and there is a triangular black band on the side of the body from the center to the caudal peduncle. In the juvenile stage, there are many small black spots on the side of the body. The body color is dark blue, and in the breeding season, the dorsal fin is slightly blue.
The body shape of the black cloud is flattened into an oval shape, somewhat similar to a pineapple fish, but it is elongated, and the bigger it is, the more obvious it is; the proportion of the eyes relative to the head is larger than that of the pineapple; the structure of the mouth of the two is also different. Compared with the pineapple, the black cloud The mouth is stronger and more prominent. Black cloud is a kind of fish that the bigger the better. The small black cloud is very ugly, but after it grows to 10 cm, the situation begins to improve. The base color is close to dark blue, and a typical triangular black spot is formed.
uaru amphiacanthoides living habits
uaru amphiacanthoides are mild-tempered and can be kept with other fish. Prefers weak acid to neutral clean soft water, is sensitive to water quality, and is addicted to aquatic plants, so special attention should be paid to it.
uaru amphiacanthoides is suitable for ph6-6.5 and gh5-6. It is an early introduced species and has very strict requirements on water quality. Large South American cichlids are generally more ferocious fish species, but uaru amphiacanthoides is an exception, with a more docile temperament. The feeding of uaru amphiacanthoides is very easy, and it can eat everything. It can be said to be the god of food among tropical fish.
Male uaru amphiacanthoides are more showy in color than females, slightly larger than females, with longer dorsal and anal fins, and females with swollen abdomens. Black clouds are more difficult to reproduce, which is why their prices are relatively high.
uaru amphiacanthoides rearing
uaru amphiacanthoides belongs to a few species in the origin, which shows that it is not easy to reproduce. The spawning habit is the same as that of ordinary cichlids. As long as the pairing is suitable, they can spawn in the aquarium, like the colorful angelfish. The larvae need to eat the mucus secreted on the surface of the broodstock, which is not easy to take care of
