Electic Blue Acara at Wirral Aquatics
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Electric Blue Acara

Wirral Aquatics
Quantity: Single
Price:
£9.95
Stock:
Sold out

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Description

Electric blue acaras are a selectively bred variant of blue acaras. Growing to 20cm in length, Electric blue acaras are renowned for their iridescent, metallic blue colouration and being hardy, fairly peaceful cichlids. It is worth noting that whilst Electric blue acaras are largely considered fairly peaceful cichlids around other similar sized, robust tank mates, they can become semi aggressive during breeding.

To mimic their natural environment, consider a sandy substrate. Electric blue acara are keen diggers so when using live plants, consider epiphytes which can be secured to rock or driftwood. Anubias and Java fern would be excellent choices. Electric blue acara require strong filtration as they produce a lot of waste.

At Wirral Aquatics we feed our Electric blue acaras EBO Pro soft artemia, mussel sticks and insect meal. We also feed live foods including brine shrimp, blood worm and mysis shrimp.

Tank compatibility & care

Temperature
22–28 °C
pH
6.5–8
Hardness
90–447 ppm
Adult size
150 mm
Type
Fish
Temperament
Peaceful
Diet
Omnivore

Compatible tank mates

Hand-picked from the species we stock
Electric Blue Acara tankmate overlap
L14 sunshine pleco
L14 sunshine pleco
Out of stock
Temp °C 22 30
pH 5 8
GH ppm 0 300
26–30 °CpH 6–7.236–178 ppm
Snowball plec
Snowball plec
Out of stock
Temp °C 22 30
pH 5 8
GH ppm 0 300
22–30 °CpH 5–7.518–268 ppm
Albino Dantum Angels
Albino Dantum Angels
Out of stock
Temp °C 22 30
pH 5 8
GH ppm 0 300
24–30 °CpH 6–7.40–268 ppm
Albino threadfin acara
Albino threadfin acara
Out of stock
Temp °C 22 30
pH 5 8
GH ppm 0 300
24–30 °CpH 6–818–215 ppm
L020 Polka Dot Pleco
L020 Polka Dot Pleco
Out of stock
Temp °C 22 30
pH 5 8
GH ppm 0 300
26–30 °CpH 6.5–7.536–178 ppm
L075 Para Pleco
L075 Para Pleco
Out of stock
Temp °C 22 30
pH 5 8
GH ppm 0 300
25–30 °CpH 6–789–214 ppm
Every aquarium is different. These are a guide based on water chemistry, adult size and temperament. Individual fish have their own personalities. Introduce new tank mates gradually, keep groups at the right numbers, and watch how everyone settles in. Ask our team if you'd like advice for your setup.

Ordering livestock

We strive to ensure that we honour all orders placed online. However, we are a small, busy shop and tracking livestock inventory can be challenging. If we are unable to fulfil your order, we will contact you as soon as possible to discuss options so that you can decide how you would like to proceed.

If livestock are appearing out of stock on our website, it does not necessarily mean that they are not available in store. If there is something that you are looking for, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss what is possible.

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