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Green Terror - Aequidens Rivulatus

Green Terror - Aequidens Rivulatus

By Shayne Image A Green Terror © Shaney Image A Green Terror © Shaney

Common Name: Green Terror Latin Name: Aequidens Rivulatus Origin: South America Temperature: 72-80°F )22-27°C) Ease Of Keeping: Easy-Medium (depends on tank size and contents) Aggressivness: Fairly Aggressive (especially when spawning) Lighting: Not too bright Adult Size: 8 inches (20cm) Minimum Tank Size: 40 inches (100cm) Feeding: Anything really. Likes live foods a lot (especially bloodworms, thats my experience) Spawning Method: Good water condition and the pair should get along as well. Thats it.

Comments: Awsome fish. Work great with Fire Mouths, Jack Dempseys, Plec's and other large fish. I've found that single specimens are less aggressive towards tank mates than if they are paired off. Provide lots of caves and plants for territory establishment. Slate makes a great place for spawning, but beware of protective parents. They seem to like wood structures in their territories. They also like to move things, like rocks and other fish, to suit they're needs. Really nice fish, so if you have a tank with enough space and suitable tank mates seriously consider one.

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Green Terror

Green Terror

Green Terror © "Green Terror" By: "The Green Terror" Common Name: Green Terror Latin Name: Aequidens rivulatus Origin: Still or slow-moving river basins of South America, mainly Equador and Peru. Temperature: 70-80 degrees...this can be temporarily raised to around 82 degrees for medicinal purposes, but a mid-range temperature is best long-term. Ease Of Keeping: Relatively easy. Aggressivness: Very Aggressive...Best kept in a species tank, but can be mixed with cichlids of similar size and temperament. Adult Size: 6 to 12 inches - Males grow considerably bigger than the females, who tend to top out at 6 to 8 inches. Minimum Tank Size: 55 gallon...bigger is definitely better!

Feeding: Omnivore...will eat pretty much anything, but will benefit from variety and a good source of protein. Some good choices would be cichlid pellets, peas and other veggies, shrimp pellets or krill, and live foods. Spawning Method: Substrate Spawners...They will spawn on flat surfaces (usually rocks), and can have spawns of up to 400 fry. The Green Terror is typically a good parent, with the female taking the dominant role in tending the eggs and fry. They can, however, be somewhat difficult to spawn. Spawning can typically be induced with softer water and higher temperatures. Comments: This is such a wonderful fish! They are super-aggressive, with loads of personality. There are two main "types" or colorations...the white saum and the gold saum. This refers to the color edging their fins. The males are larger than the females, and their coloration is brighter. The females tend to be a more drab olive, while the males are a bright iridescent/metallic green, with turquoise markings on their face and sides. The dorsal and anal fins of the males develop long points on them as the fish matures. In addition, the male terrors will develop a bump on their heads. (The picture above shows Grumpy Gills, my 6-inch Green Terror. He is of the gold saum variety.) They prefer a pH of 6.5 to 7.5. They enjoy caves, driftwood, and plants, but be prepared for your terror to rearrange your tank. They love to uproot plants, so stick with hardy ones. I've personally had the best luck with good-sized sword plants. Be sure to leave some open swimming areas. Good water quality is a must, so be diligent with your water changes. You will be rewarded with a happy and healthy (and more colorful) fish!

Frontosa

Frontosa

By H. Blair Howell

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© H. Blair Howell, Click Here to enlarge 114k. Common Name: Frontosa Latin Name: Cyphotilapia frontosa Origin: Lake Tanganyika Temperature: 72 - 83 Ease of Keeping: Moderate Agressivness: usually fairly docile although they are a piscivore and will eat small fish Size: up to 16 inches for males. Females smaller. Tank Size: 125 gallon

Food: Feed a good quality flake or pellet when smaller. Larger fish should be fed cut fish or shrimp Spawning: Maternal mouth brooder. Frontosa should be kept in a colony with one large dominant male. Comments: Frontosa come from very deep in Lake Tanganyika and have to undergo decompression when they are being brought to the surface of the water. They are a food fish to the locals and are fished with hook and line. Their primary food in the lake is cyprichromis. Fronts are known to become a pet almost like a dog. Often they will come to the front of the tank to greet their owners and are known to take food out of their hands. There are many different varients of frontosa. the one pictured here is a Cyphotilapia frontosa - "Mpimbwe Blue