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Jewel Cichlid/Hemichromis bimaculatus
Jewel Cichlid is a pretty calm fish, compared to some other cichlids. They rarely attack other fish, unless they attack their fry. They can be kept in a community with other larger tropical fish, and they are a bright addition to any tank.
Jewel cichlids likes to dig which disturbs plants and can often destroy plants if they are kept in planted aquariums. There is however number of plants that will do well in an aquarium with jewel cichlids and a number of other species that will do well as long as you protect their roots with stones around their base. Examples of plants that do well if you cover their base are different type of Amazon Sword plants and Cryptocoryne species. Plants like Anubias species and Java fern do well without any cover for their roots as these are hardy plants that shouldn’t be planted in the bottom substrate but rather attached to rocks and pieces of bogwood. This is just a few examples of suitable plants and there are many more available. You can try to keep more fragile plants with your jewel cichlids since some fish are less likely to destroy plants than other individuals. I do however not recommend that you try very fragile plants such as Cabomba and Rotala species.
These fish grow bright red in color when they are in heat, or are feeling territorial. It is said that the hardest part when trying to breed jewel cichlids is to get a compatible pair but this is according to my experience with this fish not a problem at all. You can buy a single pair and these will form a pair as long as you buy a female that is a little smaller then the male. Larger females only seldom accept smaller males. However if this shouldn’t work for you as it has for me your best bet is to buy a small group of young jewel cichlids and let them grow up and from pairs by there own will.
Jewel cichlids spawn on an in advanced cleaned flat rock where the female lays up to 500 eggs which are immediately fertilized by the male. The parents guard the eggs and fry until they reach a length of about 1 cm/ 0.4 inch at which time it is best to remove the fry from the parents. The fry will accept newly hatched brine shrimp once they have consumed their yolk sac and can be feed mashed pellets and flake food a few days to a week later. Never remove all fry from the pair as this might cause aggression (even fatal aggression) within the pair.
Family: Cichlidae
Species Type: African Cichlids, Other
Maximum Size: 5 inches
Life Span: 8 years
Natural Habitat: African streams and rivers.
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Tank Region: All over
Tank Mates: Other cichlids of similar size or tropical fish that can take care of them selves (also known as NOT GUPPIES)
Jewel Cichlid/Hemichromis bimaculatus
Jewel Cichlid is a pretty calm fish, compared to some other cichlids. They rarely attack other fish, unless they attack their fry. They can be kept in a community with other larger tropical fish, and they are a bright addition to any tank.
Jewel cichlids likes to dig which disturbs plants and can often destroy plants if they are kept in planted aquariums. There is however number of plants that will do well in an aquarium with jewel cichlids and a number of other species that will do well as long as you protect their roots with stones around their base. Examples of plants that do well if you cover their base are different type of Amazon Sword plants and Cryptocoryne species. Plants like Anubias species and Java fern do well without any cover for their roots as these are hardy plants that shouldn’t be planted in the bottom substrate but rather attached to rocks and pieces of bogwood. This is just a few examples of suitable plants and there are many more available. You can try to keep more fragile plants with your jewel cichlids since some fish are less likely to destroy plants than other individuals. I do however not recommend that you try very fragile plants such as Cabomba and Rotala species.
These fish grow bright red in color when they are in heat, or are feeling territorial. It is said that the hardest part when trying to breed jewel cichlids is to get a compatible pair but this is according to my experience with this fish not a problem at all. You can buy a single pair and these will form a pair as long as you buy a female that is a little smaller then the male. Larger females only seldom accept smaller males. However if this shouldn’t work for you as it has for me your best bet is to buy a small group of young jewel cichlids and let them grow up and from pairs by there own will.
Jewel cichlids spawn on an in advanced cleaned flat rock where the female lays up to 500 eggs which are immediately fertilized by the male. The parents guard the eggs and fry until they reach a length of about 1 cm/ 0.4 inch at which time it is best to remove the fry from the parents. The fry will accept newly hatched brine shrimp once they have consumed their yolk sac and can be feed mashed pellets and flake food a few days to a week later. Never remove all fry from the pair as this might cause aggression (even fatal aggression) within the pair.
Family: Cichlidae
Species Type: African Cichlids, Other
Maximum Size: 5 inches
Life Span: 8 years
Natural Habitat: African streams and rivers.
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Tank Region: All over
Tank Mates: Other cichlids of similar size or tropical fish that can take care of them selves (also known as NOT GUPPIES)
