Nannacara anomala
Here is a spawning article by Tom Price, from the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society.
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Nannacara anomala, Regan, 1905
Goldeneye cichlid, Golden Dwarf Cichlid
Origin: Guyana, in creeks in the savanna. Surinam, Marowijne river.
Etymology: Nanna(L.): small; small acara. anomala(L.): extraordinary, abnormal ...
Nannacara anomala is kept in next tanks: Tank No. 1029, Tank No. 1328, big (amazonas), Tank No. 1797, Tank No. 2104, Tank No. 2290,
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Nannacara Anomala fry at 4 months old
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Nannacara anomala
SYN: Acara anomala, A. punctulata, Nanacara taenia
PD: An oval-shaped cichlid and laterally compressed cichlid. The caudal peduncle is characteristically short, while the dorsal fin of males is highly elongated. The eye is large.
I bought one because it was mislabled as a golden dwarf cichlid (Nannacara anomala) and I thought it would make a good mate for my existing one. They consequently fought and this one killed the other.
Nannacara anomala, and old classic, not as easily found today as it may have been decades ago but a very pretty gold cichlid with spunk!
Even dwarf pikes would do nicely if you could find them. Most stay under 6" with the smallest reaching 3" at most.
These include Curviceps - Aequidens (really Laetacara) curviceps, Dorsigers - Aequidens (again, really Laetacara) dorsiger, and the less frequently seen Nannacara anomala, all from South America, ...
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