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Green Terror Cichlid
Andinoacara rivulatus
Family: Cichlidae
📍 Pacific Coast, Ecuador & Peru
Green terror cichlids are large, dramatic fish with vivid turquoise-green scaling and orange-edged fins. Males develop a pronounced nuchal hump with age. Despite the name, they are manageable in species or large community cichlid setups.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Carnivore/Omnivore – cichlid pellets, earthworms, shrimp, bloodworms
- lifespan
- 8–12 years
- max size
- 30 cm (12 in)
- tank size
- 75 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Aggressive; territorial
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.5–8.0
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 5–15 dGH
- temperature
- 68–75°F (20–24°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
68°F — 73°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Apr high)