American Cichlids
Blackbelt Cichlid
Vieja maculicauda
Photo: Doronenko · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank500 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Atlantic slope from Guatemala to Panama
- 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
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 or a pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 500 L
- Diet
- Omnivore with a high proportion of plant matter
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Known as the black-banded cichlid: dark band down the center of the body and a reddish throat.
