General information - The Green Terror is an American cichlid often

confused with Blue Acara. This beautiful cichlid can be a good addition

to any cichlid aquarium. The green terror has a green and blue metallic

sheen. The males are more colorful then the females, the males has a

shiny red edging on their tail fin, females are less colorful but nobody

can say these females are not beautiful.The name,  Green Terror, can

be deceitful, some keepers say that the name green terror suit to its

behavior wile others claim that their green terror is quietly and peaceful.

But, with no doubt in breeding time the green terror became very

aggressive.    

Common Name - Green Terror

Scientific Name - Aequidens rivulatus 

Family – Cichlidae  

Origin – South America (Peru and Ecuador)  

Size - 15.0cm - 20.0 cm (5.9 inches - 7.9 inches) 

First discovered - Gunther, 1859 

Nutrition - will accept commercial food such as flake and pellets, the Green Terror should be fed

with live or frozen food such as Mysis, Bloodworms, Krill and Brine shrimps.       

Behavior – semi aggressive 

Maintenance and care – The green terror require a tank capacity of 55 gallons with plenty room to swim.

As tank mates keep it with other large, aggressive cichlids. Due to its eating habit (messy eater that

produces a lot of waste) water changes should perform often and powerful filtration system

is essential.       

Water Parameters – Temperature: 68F-77F (20C-25C), PH: 6.3-7.5, DGH: 4-15 

Breeding – have been bred in captivity. Substrate Spawners The female will look for a small cave to lay

her eggs. The female can lay up to 400 eggs. These eggs will be fertilized by the male. After the fertilization

the male will guard for any predators while the female fans the eggs with her finsThe fry hatch in 3-4 days

and are free swimming after 9-12 days. Green Terrors are great parents and after the eggs hatch they

both guard the fry.