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Unlike many mouthbroodingcichlidspecies, both parents participate in the mouthbrooding.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unusually for cichlids, it is the female, not the male, that is the most colourful.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is one of the most colourfulcichlidspecies with males displaying metallic green, blue, green, pink and orange along their flanks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As with many exotic fish, the cichlids originated from aquarium releases or escapes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cichlids are efficient and often highly specialized feeders that capture and process a very wide variety of food items.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Positive interspecific associations, and nested patterns were noted in some localities for both fish species, and/or at some sampling times for thecichlidfish.
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For example, every day at dusk, convictcichlidfish retrieve their young by taking them into their mouths and spitting them into a pit they have dug.
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Comparisons with selected other vertebrates that likewise have relatively large brain:body ratios and also exhibit some cognitively sophisticated behaviors, such ascichlidfish, might also prove valuable.
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In many cases, the targetedcichlidshowed little movement prior to capture, indicating that they were unaware of the predator's presence.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Convict cichlids are aggressively territorial during breeding and pairs are best kept alone.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Due to their aggressive nature, cichlids are popularly studied to investigate the factors that may potentially cause their behavior.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The degree of multiple paternity in a population of daffodil cichlids is important because sneaking fertilizations often results in multiple paternity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is home to cichlids among many other species of fish.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.No individualcichlidappears to maintain territory prior to mating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecichlidalso forces other fish into open areas, which lowers the population count of the other species through predation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mating habits of thecichlidare tied to the monogamous nature of the fish.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecichlidis not affected by high-energy wave events and pollution from outfall canals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because of this, there is even a competition at the to catch the most cichlids.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Moreover, studies have also shown that the male cichlid's social phenotype directly influences the hormone levels of testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This type of polyandry occurs in eight fish species, including cichlids.
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