▁females ▁are ▁more ▁intens ively ▁involved ▁in ▁raising ▁the ▁f ry , ▁though ▁both ▁parents ▁lead ▁the ▁f ry ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁food . ▁Fire mouth ▁c ich l ids ▁are ▁om n iv orous ▁and ▁opportun istic ▁in ▁their ▁feed ing ▁strateg ies . ▁Their ▁ability ▁to ▁pro tr ude ▁their ▁j aw ▁ 6 % ▁standard ▁length ▁limits ▁their ▁di et ▁to ▁about ▁ 6 % ▁ev as ive ▁pre y . ▁ ▁Sex ual ▁dim orphism ▁is ▁present , ▁though ▁limited ▁in ▁this ▁species . ▁M ales ▁are ▁generally ▁larger , ▁( up ▁to ▁ 1 5   cm ), ▁than ▁females ▁with ▁br ighter ▁and ▁more ▁red ▁colour ation ▁around ▁the ▁thro at , ▁they ▁also ▁have ▁more ▁pointed ▁d ors al ▁and ▁anal ▁fins . ▁Fire mouth s ▁are ▁suitable ▁for ▁community ▁aqu aria , ▁though ▁they ▁may ▁become ▁extremely ▁ag gress ive ▁to ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁its ▁species ▁and ▁other ▁community ▁fish ▁during ▁sp aw ning . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁fresh water ▁aqu arium ▁fish ▁species ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁St ae ck , ▁W ., ▁and ▁H . ▁Lin ke . ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁American ▁C ich l ids ▁II : ▁Lar ge ▁C ich l ids ▁( re vised ▁edition ▁in ▁English ). ▁T etra ▁Second ▁Nature , ▁Black s burg , ▁V A - 2 1 6 . ▁ ▁Category : H ero ini ▁Category : C ich l id ▁fish ▁of ▁Central ▁America ▁Category : Ver te br