Green terror cichlid fish is beautiful fish belongs to family of Cichlidae. This family also contains other beautiful and popular aquarium fishes such as discus, angelfish, Oscar etc. As from the name we can guess its nature which is extremely aggressive to other fishes. These fishes generally have greenish ,brownish color pattern on their body with a hump on head. They have healthy life span of about 10 years. The young green terror present at aquarium dealer's may not be very attractive but become attractive as they matures.
Green terror cichlid's care can be taken easily, these are hardy ,and breeding is easy. If care is taken properly green terror cichlid can easily grow up to 10 inches or more while female are smaller as compared to males.
Due to their size and territorial nature the tank containing them should be fairly large with lots pf hiding spots. Live plants , drift wood ,rocks caves are also loved by green terror. They can even bully larger fishes also their aggressive nature increases at breeding time so remove any other fish. Green terror cichlid are omnivorous in nature and can easily feed on flakes , pellets, or live food. They prefer tropical climate so maintain fish tank temperature at 21 to 25 degrees Celsius. Also carry out partial water changes of about 30 % per week. Take care while choosing tank mates , the tank mates should be of same nature of same or larger size such as red devils or large barbs. They have no particular region of swimming, and utilises each corner of aquarium very well.
Lifespan : 10 years
Temperature : 21 to 25 degrees Celsius
Tank region : full , top to bottom
Breeding : egg layers ( easy )
Food : omnivorous
Care : easy
Nature : aggressive
Identify male from female
Green terrors are famous for their aggression on other fishes. Due to this reason they have earned a name "terror". Male green terror are slightly more aggressive then females. This article will give you some idea to know the differences between both. The male green terror cichlid have large head with a big nuchal hump on head. Generally male terror cichlid are bigger in size as compared to female. The males also have more vibrant colors as compared to female. Also look at their breeding tube, this is more visible at the time of spawning. The male's tube is thin and look like stick while the female's tube is thick and blunt. Also it is observed that male terror cichlid have pointed and long fins. These distinguishing feature can be found and observed in most of the fishes in cichlid family.
Lifespan : 10 years
Temperature : 21 to 25 degrees Celsius
Tank region : full , top to bottom
Breeding : egg layers ( easy )
Food : omnivorous
Care : easy
Nature : aggressive
Identify male from female
Green terrors are famous for their aggression on other fishes. Due to this reason they have earned a name "terror". Male green terror are slightly more aggressive then females. This article will give you some idea to know the differences between both. The male green terror cichlid have large head with a big nuchal hump on head. Generally male terror cichlid are bigger in size as compared to female. The males also have more vibrant colors as compared to female. Also look at their breeding tube, this is more visible at the time of spawning. The male's tube is thin and look like stick while the female's tube is thick and blunt. Also it is observed that male terror cichlid have pointed and long fins. These distinguishing feature can be found and observed in most of the fishes in cichlid family.
Breeding
Breeding green terror cichlid can be done in home aquarium. However this work is moderately tough. For breeding green terror cichlid you will require large aquarium setup. The minimum tank setup should be of about 55 gallons or more. Method of breeding green terror is similar as of any other fish of cichlid family.These fishes are of egg layers type and they give about 400 eggs on a site. This site can be artificial slate, marble piece or fine broad leaves of aquarium plants. Before laying eggs green terror will clean the site and then deposit a layer of eggs.
For breeding you will require a healthy pair. You can ask aquarium dealer for proven pair or you can get about 7-8 young green terror cichlid. As they grow up they will pair up themselves. Generally male are larger with a hump on head.Give them protein rich food basically live food. Do partial water changes of about 30 % per week and raise the temperature of aquarium to 26 degrees Celsius. At the time of spawning the parents become very aggressive and the members which were tolerable before comes on their hit list. So remove any other fish else they will be killed soon .
After 3-4 days eggs will hatch and hundreds of fry will come out. You don't need to separate parents. As cichlid love their children and they will take care of them. You can give them newly hatched brine shrimps or crushed flake food. Maintain good water quality by subsequent small water changes at regular interval of time.