Green terror
Andinoacara rivulatus
FishFreshwater
- Care level
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Recommended tank
- 300 L
- Maximum size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.8
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care at a glance
The green terror from the Pacific slope of Ecuador and Peru is covered in metallic green spangles, and adult males develop an orange-edged tail and a thick nuchal hump. The name is well earned: it is large, powerful and frankly territorial.
It shifts substrate, digs pits and rearranges the decor, so work with heavy wood and stones that cannot topple. Keep it alone or as a pair in a big tank; tall, flat-bodied fish like angelfish and discus are not suitable company.
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