Green terror
Andinoacara rivulatus
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The green terror from the Pacific slope of Ecuador and northern Peru is an aggressive cichlid that can reach 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Andinoacara rivulatus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Acara aequinoctialis, Aequidens azurifer, Aequidens rivulatus, Chromis rivulata
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–24 °C
- pH
- 6.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 304 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 150 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Difficult
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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