American Cichlids
Carpintis
Herichthys carpintis
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Northeastern Mexico (Pánuco and Soto la Marina)
- Size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 8 – 25 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical 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: Covered in turquoise-blue spots. Sturdy and tolerant of freshwater. Sometimes sold as “Green Texas,” although “Texas” is a different species.
