ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Electric blue acara (Andinoacara pulcher)
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Electric blue acara

Andinoacara pulcher · Cichlidae

Blue acara ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

Metallic blue medium cichlid; calmer than most and manageable in a 200 L tank.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
200 L (53 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
23–29 °C (73–84 °F)
pH
6.5–8
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
16 cm (6.3 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
1+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
200 L (53 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
23–29 °C (73–84 °F)
pH
6.5–8
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
5–20 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 8–10
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Omnivore — pellets, frozen bloodworm, prawn pieces.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Venezuela and Trinidad
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Slow, sandy lowland streams
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Warm, medium-hard, gently flowing water.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 1
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Silver dollar
Bristlenose pleco
Larger tetras
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Nano fish
Shrimp
Very aggressive cichlids

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Males grow larger with extended dorsal and anal fins.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Open substrate spawner; parents guard fry cooperatively.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Ich
Hexamita
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Electric blue acara 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