Blackbelt cichlid
Vieja maculicauda
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The blackbelt cichlid lives in Central America, from Guatemala to Panama, in slow rivers and lakes with mud or sand bottoms, among submerged branches. It tolerates brackish and even salt water. It eats detritus, plants, seeds and fruit.
- Scientific name
- Vieja maculicauda
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Cichlasoma globosum, Cichlasoma maculicauda, Cichlasoma maculicaudum, Cichlasoma manana, Cichlasoma nigritum, Cichlosoma maculicauda, Paraneetroplus maculicauda, Theraps maculicauda, Vieja panamensis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- pH
- 6–8
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25.4 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 205 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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