American Cichlids
Motagua cichlid
Parachromis motaguensis
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank500 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 8 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- aggressive (predator)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 500 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Similar to the jaguar cichlid, with red spots on its face. A territorial predator.
