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The Asian Cichlids We Call Chromides

 

By Bob Fenner

 

Family Cichlidae, Genus Etroplus, three species:

Etroplus canarensis Day 1877, the Canara Pearlspot. Found only in South Karnataka, India. To about four and a half inches total length.

 

Etroplus maculatus (Bloch 1795), the Orange Chromide. Found naturally in India and Sri Lanka; freshwater to brackish. To a little over three inches in length. Cond.s: pH 8-9, dH 9-19, temp. 20-25 C. Feeds on fish fry, algae, crustaceans in the wild.

 

Etroplus suratensis (Bloch 1790), the Green Chromide. Found naturally in India and Sri Lanka; freshwater to brackish. To sixteen inches in length. Cond.s: temp. 23-26 C.

 

 



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