Aequidens pulcher, Gill, 1858
Origin: Panama, Venezuela, Colombia and on Trinidad, in moderately flowing and standing water.
Aequidens pulcher is kept in next tanks: Tank No. 161, Tank No. 932, Tank No. 1394, Tank No. 1483, Tank No. 1639, Tank No. 1614, Tank No. 1512, Tank No. 2279,
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Blue Acara (Aequidens pulcher)
Photo of: Blue Acara (Aequidens pulcher)
Scientific Name(s): Aequidens pulcher, Aequidens pulchrus, Cychlasoma pulchrum ...
Blue Acara - Aequidens pulcher
Species name: Aequidens pulcher
Synonym: Aequidens pulchrus, Cychlasoma pulchrum ...
Aequidens Pulcher
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Overview: An extremely beautiful, hardy and interesting fish to keep.
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I keep them with an 18 cm Moonlight Gourami, four Blue Acaras (Aequidens pulcher), three Swordtails, one very large Koi Angel Fish, Catfish, and a lonely Kuhli Loach (at the moment). They all get on really well, which I am amazed at.
Two fishes commonly sold in the aquarium hobby are Aequidens rivulatus (green terror) and Aequidens pulcher (blue acara).
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Guide to the south American Cichlidae ...
The scientific name for the Blue Acara is Aequidens Pulcher and it belongs to the cichlid family. It is a popular fish because of its color and non-aggressive nature. This beautiful fish comes from the northeast and central ...
Other Cichlids that were discovered to be capable of hybridising, and which would sometimes do so spontaneously in the aquarium under the right conditions, were Aequidens rivulatus, the Green Terror, and Aequidens pulcher, the Blue Acara.
I have one in a 90 that has 7 good sized cichlids, including a pair of Aequidens pulcher ("Blue Acara"), and it more than holds its own.
 See also: Blue, Cichlid, Blue Acara, Water, Species
  
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