ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
ꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯁ (Symphysodon aequifasciatus)
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ꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯁ

Symphysodon aequifasciatus · Cichlidae

ꯄꯣꯝꯄꯥꯗꯨꯔ ꯉꥥ ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ

ꯁꯣꯄꯤꯁ ꯁꯤꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯗ: ꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯁꯥꯕ, ꯂꯨ-ꯅꯥꯅꯕ, ꯅꯦꯝꯕ (soft) ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯔꯨꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯕ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
250 L (66 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
28–31 °C (82–88 °F)
pH
5.5–7
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
18 cm (7.1 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
6+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
250 L (66 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
28–31 °C (82–88 °F)
pH
5.5–7
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
1–8 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 10–15
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
ꯀꯥꯔꯅꯤꯚꯣꯔ-ꯃꯥꯟꯕ ꯑꯣꯃ꯭ꯅꯤꯚꯣꯔ — ꯕꯤꯐ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯃꯤꯛꯁ, ꯎꯟꯌꯥꯕ bloodworm, ꯑꯐꯕ ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯂꯁꯤꯡ꯫
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Central Amazon floodplain
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Warm blackwater among submerged branches
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Very warm, very soft, acidic, stable water.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 6
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Cardinal tetra
Sterbai corydoras
Rummynose tetra
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Panda corydoras (too warm)
Barbs
Aggressive cichlids

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Very difficult; males have thicker lips and steeper foreheads.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Pairs lay on cones and feed fry on body slime; needs RO water and daily changes.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Hexamita
Gill flukes
Discus plague
Bacterial infections
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ ꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯁ ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ

ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯃꯈꯜꯁꯤꯡ