American Cichlids
Golden Firemouth
Thorichthys aureus
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size14 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Guatemala, Belize and Honduras
- Size
- 14 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 8 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: A relative of the firemouth, with golden and blue iridescence. Equally hardy.
