Green Terror
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Scientific Name: Andinoacara rivulatus Price: Upon Request Origin: South America Family: Cichlidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Aequidens rivulatus, Gold Saum, Green terror cichlid |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 23 - 27 ℃
pH: 7 - 7.5
GH: 9 - 20
Max size: 16 cm
Min Tank size: 200 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
The Green Terror is a beautifully marked cichlid. Its body is a greenish white with many electric blue spots on the chin area. The males of this species have a longer tail fin, which is outlined in red.
Food
The Green Terror is omnivorous and will eat most prepared and frozen foods, including freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, and ocean plankton, as well as flake food and Cichlid pellets.
Breeding
The Green Terror has been successfuly bred in captivity for many years. They are egg layers and open breeders, meaning the female deposits the eggs and the male fertilizes them in the open water. To ensure you have at least one viable male/female pair, it is recommended to obtain several juveniles and allow them to pair up at their own pace. The breeding water should be slightly acidic with a pH of 6.5, soft to medium- hard at between 4 - 12° dGH, and have temperatures between 25 - 26° C. The parents will clean off a flat rock to spawn on and will lay up to 400 eggs. The fry hatch in 3 - 4 days and are free swimming by 11 days. during which time the parents will both be attentive and protective of their young. Perform frequent water changes. Feed fry newly hatched brine shrimp, crushed flake, and fry food. The fry grow slow initially until about 2 cm but then will grow at an accelerated pace.
Compatible with
Do not house with Green Terrors with African Cichlids as the Africans are too small and will be harassed or eaten. Green Terrors can be kept with Pacus, Plecostomus, Oscars, Silver Dollars, Gars, and other similarly sized fish and of a like temperment.