Emerald cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
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The emerald cichlid from Brazil, Colombia and Peru lives in slow, silty rivers and reaches 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hypselecara temporalis
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Acara crassa, Cichlasoma crassum, Cichlasoma hellabrunni, Cichlasoma temporale, Heros goeldii, Heros temporalis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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