Sentences with phrase «cichlid live»

Most species of cichlid live in three lakes in Africa's Great Rift Valley.

Not exact matches

But the Lake Victoria cichlids far surpass Darwin's finches in the astonishing speed with which they diversified: the more than 500 species that live there and only there today all evolved within the past 15,000 to 10,000 years — an eyeblink in geologic terms — compared with the 14 finch species that evolved over several million years.

A new study shows that cichlid fish reared in larger social groups from birth display a greater and more extensive range of social interactions, which continues into the later life of the fish.

As perhaps with any social creature, Fischer points out that higher social competence and the ability to conform to social hierarchies may well stand the cichlids in good stead in later life:

The reason for this may be a consequence of the way of life of this cichlid species: The females deposit their eggs in breeding caves and care for them intensively.

«Significant impacts to the lake could result from incidental or accidental spills from 5,100 ships passing through every year; invasive species brought by transoceanic ships, which could threaten the extinction of aquatic plants and fish, such as the cichlids that have been evolving since the lake's formation; and frequent dredging, impacting aquatic life through alterations in turbidity and hypoxia, triggered by resuspension of nutrients and organic matter that exert a relatively high biochemical oxygen demand.»

But while a number of cichlid species, feeding largely on crustaceans or plants, managed to adapt and recover, of the 100 or so species which, like the Nile perch, live on larger fish, more than 80 became extinct.

Because the masked julie cichlid (Julidochromis transcriptus) lives in rock crevices hidden by vegetation, only a small part of its body tends to be visible at any given time.

The East African cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi are ideal for investigating behavioral adaptation to environment, as within genera, fine - scale niche partitioning has resulted in sympatric sister species that live in definable microhabitats with distinct selection pressures.

Tucked away in the Pacific Northwest with my wife Denise, a Border Collie named Aoife (pronounced EYE - fa), a guitar collection, and an increasing number of aquariums sporting a variety of fish (cichlids are my new favorites), I live for football season when I can ch....

Tucked away in the Pacific Northwest with my wife Denise, a Border Collie named Aoife (pronounced EYE - fa), a guitar collection, and an increasing number of aquariums sporting a variety of fish (cichlids are my new favorites), I live for football season when I can cheer on the Oregon Ducks and my Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks.

Stocking Up The major groups of livestock a retailer needs to consider if carrying a full line of aquatics are Florida - raised fish, captive and wild - caught Southeast Asian fish, African fish (wild - caught), Rift Lake cichlids, wild South American fish, koi and goldfish, captive and wild - caught marine fish, marine invertebrates, wild or captive - raised corals, live rock for marine applications, freshwater aquarium aquatic plants, freshwater pond aquatic / bog plants and genetic discus strains.

Featured speakers include: Eric Bodrock, owner of All Oddball Aquatics, a tropical fish hatchery and independent online retailer of aquarium hobby equipment; Patrick Donston, owner and operator of Absolutely Fish, a MAC certified facility and wholesale retail store; Heiko Bleher, a conservationist, lecturer and scholar of aquatic habitats, fish and biotope correct aquaria; Oliver Knott, a German aquarium designer, professional live aquascaper and InVitro plant specialist; Bob Fenner, an avid ornamental aquatic enthusiast and author of several books; Oliver Lucanus, a German - born writer, photographer and explorer of South American fish habitats; and René Krüter, a notable pioneer in the fishkeeping and breeding field, specifically Tanganyika cichlids.