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Asian & Malagasy cichlids

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Group care guide

Asian and Malagasy cichlids

  • Set salinity by species. Pseudetroplus maculatus can be maintained in freshwater or brackish water and should not be kept in acidic water.
  • Omnivorous foods; chromides graze algae and biofilm.
Water75–82°F

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