American Cichlids
Temporalis cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature25–29 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Amazon Basin
- Size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 25 – 29°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; pair with parental care
Notes: Known as the “chocolate cichlid”: its color changes from green to red or chocolate depending on its mood. Calm for its size.
