Sandy
Milne (1) Allan James (7) Ian
M.Clift (1) Ivan Sokol (1)
ScotCat
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Information:
This aquarium strain
was first bred in Germany in 1989 and is now being
bred in the Czech Republic. It has been bred from the schultzei-
type variety of C.aeneus which some aquarists believe
is [schultzei] a species in its own right. The "real"
black aeneus wild strain is from the Llanos of Venezuela and also
Colombia which is being imported as "black aeneus". The
wild strain has more of a brown body colour. Aquarium
Care: Will do well in a community setup with smaller tank
mates such as Rasboras and Tetra's. Do not house with aggressive
species or large Cichlids. Reproduction:
Breeding is comparatively easy with cool water changes that
lowers the temperature, triggering them off. Feed a good balanced
diet making sure that they get their full quota of food if kept
in a community tank. Diet: A good quality flake
food provides all the essential vitamins that they need with extra
feedings of frozen bloodworm, white worm (sparingly) and tablet
food.
