Home›Where they come from›NilaRiverNilaOne profile names the Nila. That is what has been written, not what lives there.Species1Families1Photographed1 of 1Difficulty rated1 of 1That fish is also recorded fromAchankovilAdyarAriankuppamBharatapuzhaBolgodaCauveryChalakudyChembarambakkam LakeEtroplus maculatusOrange ChromideCichlidae · Bloch, 1795Max length80mm SL3.1in SLTank120 × 60cm48 × 24inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH7.0–8.5Wild examples are rarely-seen in the aquarium hobby although selectively-bred ornamental strains are widely-available for which care is identical. These are normally traded as 'red' or 'yellow' chromide and have a solid yellow-orange colour pattern with no dark elements. It exhibits a widespread sympatry with the con...Moderate
