Sajica (T-Bar) cichlid

Size: 12.5cm (4.9”)
PH: 7.0-8.0
Temperature: 24-28°C
Diet: flakes, small sinking pellet foods, mixture of frozen foods such as white mosquito larvae, brineshrimp, mysis and chopped prawns and cockles (when larger), bloodworm, daphnia (when small)

These blue-eyed cichlids are quite a social fish, but can become a moderately aggressive when larger. Males develop a small nuchal hump and longer anal and dorsal fins; females show metallic yellow colours especially in the dorsal fin. 

They like a moderate to strong flow of water as they come from a river basin originally. They like a minimum of a 3ft tank, with robust hardy plants (think amazon sword, java fern, anubias) that are on wood or amongst the rocks (or they may be relocated by the fish!) with plenty of hiding spaces amongst rock and driftwood (they also do well when terracotta pots are added on their side). These hiding areas can give them a relief from the moderately moving water and quieter resting places. Tank mates: can include shoaling fishes such as Buenos Aires tetras and Swordtails, other cichlids should be of similar size and temperament e.g. some of the other more peaceable Central/South American species, and medium sized catfish as well as plecostomus.