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share yours American cichlid(SA/CA/NA) image with profile

Andinoacara rivulatus(green terror)
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Origin :South America
Size:upto 10"
Diet:Omnivore
Water parameters:6.5–8.0 pH,20-26 °C

Personal view : very active fish,less aggressive at young age but as it matures will show why its name is green terror,growth rate is very slow as compare to other big SA cichlids .



Astronotus ocellatus(oscar)
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Origin :South America
Size:generally upto 1' but some grow bigger than 1'
Diet:carnivorous
Water parameters:6.5–8.0 pH,22-26 °C

Personal view : most popular cichlid in the hobby, i am keeping a pair of tiger oscar from 1" sized now both are one foot long, grow very fast ,very messy eater,most of the time swim top of the tank looking for food.
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Heros serverus(Severum)
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Origin :South America
Size: upto 8''
Diet:carnivorous
Water parameters:6.0–6.5 pH,22-25 °C, good flow

Personal view : are semi aggressive ,grow at fast rate , eats every thing what i offer, mine it aquatic plants cutting also.
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Nice effort.
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Nice thread if kept alive by people. Will definitely post here.
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Abhi wrote:Nice thread if kept alive by people. Will definitely post here.
If everyone start thinking the same way, then we will end up with zero post[emoji35]
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thanks for kind words

Herichthys carpintis(Pearlscale Cichlid) generally mislabeled as green texas
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Origin :Central America
Size: upto 10''
Diet:Omnivorous
Water parameters:7 pH,24-26 °C

Personal view : are very aggressive and territorial,very hardy fish can adjust different water parameters , black background and quality food will enhance its beauty. likes to eat algae on roots.
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sushant wrote:
Abhi wrote:Nice thread if kept alive by people. Will definitely post here.
If everyone start thinking the same way, then we will end up with zero post[emoji35]
People here keep planted threads running other than that what thread do you see ? Look at the arTs and the highest post and topic counts are under planted tanks. So my reply was my opinion on what I saw .
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Abhishek Ji, you can also be a contributor in this topic.
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SCORPIO wrote:Abhishek Ji, you can also be a contributor in this topic.
He has already expressed his desire to contribute here, and what he has said earlier is extremely correct, members should come forward and appreciate the efforts made in starting a thread by contributing to it.
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sub wrote:share yours American cichlid(SA/CA/NA) image with profile

Andinoacara rivulatus(green terror)
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Origin :South America
Size:upto 10"
Diet:Omnivore
Water parameters:6.5–8.0 pH,20-26 °C

Personal view : very active fish,less aggressive at young age but as it matures will show why its name is green terror,growth rate is very slow as compare to other big SA cichlids .



Astronotus ocellatus(oscar)
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Origin :South America
Size:generally upto 1' but some grow bigger than 1'
Diet:carnivorous
Water parameters:6.5–8.0 pH,22-26 °C

Personal view : most popular cichlid in the hobby, i am keeping a pair of tiger oscar from 1" sized now both are one foot long, grow very fast ,very messy eater,most of the time swim top of the tank looking for food.
Cool photos, are you the owner??
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