Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Are Red Peacock Cichlids Right For You?

Like their land dwelling counterpart, Red Peacock
Cichlids are brilliant and beautiful. Also like
the bird, it is the mature male that displays
this beauty, while the females and young males
remain plain. They are as mild as they are
attractive and very easy to breed, making the Red
Peacock Cichlid a very popular choice for pets.

The biology of the Red Peacock Cichlid gives them
the ability to sense prey without seeing it.
This is important since it hunts in the dark,
relying only on its senses for food. As the fish
senses food it will bite into the sand and then
filter the sand out of its mouth while retaining
the microbes for sustenance. It really is a
rather remarkable design and is intriguing to
witness.

Unfortunately, most Red Peacock Cichlid owners
will not have the opportunity to witness their
hunting as they do not hunt this way in most
aquariums. The reason is that they are given
their food a set times during the day and it is
much easier to just eat the food your given as
opposed to hunting for it when you are hungry.
Occasionally, it may go sand diving for wayward
food particles, but that will be rarity if you
are feeding regularly. These cichlids are not
particularly choosy about their food and can be
sustained on a diet of mostly flakes and pellets,
though it is a good idea to occasionally offer
fresh foods as well.

You can encourage the Red Peacock cichlid to
breed and spawn in your aquarium, but must
provide plenty of rocks in its environment to
help it feel safe. You may also use clay pots,
but be sure to provide ample hiding spaces. To
encourage spawning to the highest degree you will
want to replicate the Red Peacock cichlids nature
environment as closely as possible in your
aquarium. They do not eat plants, but may uproot
them, so be sure to secure any tank vegetation.

In closing, I am going to share my number one tip
for raising happy Red Peacock cichlids: replicate
their natural environment. In fact, this tip
will work for any fish you place in your
aquarium. If you can reproduce their natural
habitat in your aquarium including decorations,
water chemistry and food, then you will have some
very happy fish on your hands. It can be tricky
to get this right, but as long as you do your
research and mimic the natural conditions as best
you can you will be alright.

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