BC_Kron
Mar 11th 2007, 06:04 PM
Common name:This species is often sold under the name S. jurupari, although S. jurupari is a separate species.
Scientific name: Satanoperca leucosticta
Family:Cichlidae
Origin:South America; Brazil and Guyana.
Adult size:12" (30 cm), although not usually larger than 9" (23 cm)
Tank Specs
Minimum Tank Size: 50 Gallons
Water Parameters (PH/GH/KH): pH 6.2-7.5 (6.9), 3-15 dH (8)
Temperature: 77-84°F (25-29°C)
Special Requirements:This species favors peat filtration.
Use a fine gravel or sand bottom. Include hardy plants, roots, wood, and rocks for hiding places. Excellent filtration is needed as the substrate is stirred up from their constant burrowing.Suitable Tankmates:Catfish (Callichthys, Loricarids, Pimelodids, Doradids), characins (Hatchetfish, Headstanders, large tetras), and other Eartheaters.
Diet: Live/frozen crustaceans,worms, tablets, sinking flake foods.
Sexing:Males are slightly larger and more slender with maturity.
Breeding and Reproduction: Immediate Mouth-Brooder. The female will lay her eggs on a carefully cleaned rock, then will immediately turn and scoop the eggs up in her mouth.The male will then pass over the site pressing his spawning tube along its surface and deposit sperm. The female then returns to pick the sperm up in her mouth. Over the course of two weeks, the mouth brooding duties are evenly shared between the two parents. The fry are held in the front of the mouth, not in the throat sac like many other species. After two weeks, when the fry are free-swimming, they are released.
Breeding:Pairs form nuclear families. This cichlid may not spawn with other species are present as the presence of other fish tends to intimidate them. Pairs form nuclear families.
Notes: This Demon Fish is the most peaceful of the genus Satanaperca . This species may not spawn with the presence of other fish as they tend to be intimidated easily.
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http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m15/bc_kron/Leucostica.jpg
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Scientific name: Satanoperca leucosticta
Family:Cichlidae
Origin:South America; Brazil and Guyana.
Adult size:12" (30 cm), although not usually larger than 9" (23 cm)
Tank Specs
Minimum Tank Size: 50 Gallons
Water Parameters (PH/GH/KH): pH 6.2-7.5 (6.9), 3-15 dH (8)
Temperature: 77-84°F (25-29°C)
Special Requirements:This species favors peat filtration.
Use a fine gravel or sand bottom. Include hardy plants, roots, wood, and rocks for hiding places. Excellent filtration is needed as the substrate is stirred up from their constant burrowing.Suitable Tankmates:Catfish (Callichthys, Loricarids, Pimelodids, Doradids), characins (Hatchetfish, Headstanders, large tetras), and other Eartheaters.
Diet: Live/frozen crustaceans,worms, tablets, sinking flake foods.
Sexing:Males are slightly larger and more slender with maturity.
Breeding and Reproduction: Immediate Mouth-Brooder. The female will lay her eggs on a carefully cleaned rock, then will immediately turn and scoop the eggs up in her mouth.The male will then pass over the site pressing his spawning tube along its surface and deposit sperm. The female then returns to pick the sperm up in her mouth. Over the course of two weeks, the mouth brooding duties are evenly shared between the two parents. The fry are held in the front of the mouth, not in the throat sac like many other species. After two weeks, when the fry are free-swimming, they are released.
Breeding:Pairs form nuclear families. This cichlid may not spawn with other species are present as the presence of other fish tends to intimidate them. Pairs form nuclear families.
Notes: This Demon Fish is the most peaceful of the genus Satanaperca . This species may not spawn with the presence of other fish as they tend to be intimidated easily.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m15/bc_kron/geosworm.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m15/bc_kron/Leucostica.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m15/bc_kron/S4021711.jpg
© May not be reproduced without permission of author