Turquoise Acar

Turquoise akara is one of the brightest and most impressive aquarium fish from the varieties of cichlids. Its home is the warm rivers of Ecuador, Peru and South America.

The content of turquoise akara

For normal and full-fledged existence these fish need an aquarium, the volume of which should not be below 100 liters. Neighbors of the akara can be either soms or other varieties of cichlids that have no lesser dimensions. You do not need to experiment and plant them with scalars or dwarf cichlids , since this experience will end very bad for the latter.

To equip the "shelter" for turquoise akara will not be very difficult. Given the fact that fish love to dig in the ground, the soil should contain rounded pebbles of medium size, so pets can not get hurt about them. The same applies to the various elements of the decorative design of the aquarium, which is better to consolidate. It is advisable to place a large and flat boulder on the bottom, which will provide the fish with a breeding ground. It is also necessary to have underwater plants , which can be both alive and artificial. Elements of gardening should have hard foliage and a strong root system, so that the akars can not tear them out during spawning, or simply dig up the soil in the aquarium . Sometimes it makes sense to attach the plants with a fishing line to rocks or driftwood.

It is necessary to have the devices in the aquarium providing uninterrupted supply of air and water purification. The latter must be regularly supplemented and monitored for its indicators. Akars feel great in an environment whose temperature fluctuates between 22 and 28 ° C, although they can tolerate a drop to 18 ° C.

Feeding turquoise akara

This type of aquarium fish is extremely unpretentious in food. In the natural environment, they eat a variety of spineless and small fish, as they are predators. But at home they can be called almost omnivorous. Akare can be offered as dry adapted food, and food of animal origin. However, you must carefully monitor that pets do not overeat, which they are very inclined.

Diseases of akara turquoise

Nuisance to your pet's health can only be observed by negligent aquarists who neglect the rules of its content. Causes that can provoke cancer are:

• dirty and stagnant water in the aquarium;
• poor-quality frozen food, which can act as a carrier of contagious diseases;
• unpleasant "neighborhood" of other species of aquarium inhabitants;
• the initial choice of a sick individual.

If the cause of poor health and appearance of the pet is poisoning or food contamination, it is necessary to conduct a course of treatment with special antibacterial drugs that need to be added to the feed.

Breeding of turquoise acar

This process does not require the special participation of the breeder, if the pair formed immediately. The presence of dislike between the individuals testifies to the need to replace one of them. The stimulation of spawning is helped by an increase in the temperature of the surrounding medium, and a large amount of fresh water added. In order to lay eggs, the female and the male of the akara turquoise begin to clear that very flat boulder that was put into the aquarium initially. In the absence of such, eggs will be thrown directly on the glass bottom. Reproduction of turquoise acar is sometimes accompanied by caviar eating, which requires immediate transfer of future offspring to a separate aquarium with the same conditions. The fries of the akara are turquoise large and extremely voracious.

As you can see, the content and reproduction of turkey akara does not require much trouble and time, effort or nerves.