American Cichlids
Green Terror
Andinoacara rivulatus
Photo: 5snake5 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–26 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Pacific coast of Ecuador and Peru
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium – low
- Behavior
- aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; pair with parental care
Notes: Metallic green scales and a face with turquoise lines; males have a hump and fins with orange edges. Very territorial: best kept with large, robust cichlids.
