Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Green Chromide
Etroplus suratensis
Photo: Arayilpdas at Malayalam Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–30 °C
- pH7.5–8.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- India and Sri Lanka (coastal lagoons)
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 30°C
- pH
- 7.5 – 8.5
- Salinity
- 1.003 – 1.015
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- brackish
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- Omnivore with a high proportion of plant matter
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: One of the few Asian cichlids, green with dark bands and light spots. Requires brackish water.
