American Cichlids
Maya cichlid
Mayaheros urophthalmus
Photo: HenryC88 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–30 °C
- pH7–8.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Belize and Nicaragua
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 30°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.5
- GH
- 8 – 25 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (tolerates brackish water)
- 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: Dark vertical stripes and an ocellus on the tail. Highly adaptable, even to brackish water.
