Aequidens rivulatus, Günther, 1859
Origin:Equador and Peru, in tributaries to the amazon river. On the web it's also reported from Colombia and Venezuela, but this could be Aequidens pulcher.
Aequidens rivulatus can be just what its common name suggests - a terror. These fish are big and can be territorial. They are best kept in a large aquarium, 55 gallons at the minimum.
Aequidens Rivulatus
Green Terror
Green Terrors are a very nice colourful fish from South America and are quite often confused with the blue acara.
Green Terror (Aequidens rivulatus)
Photo of: Green Terror (Aequidens rivulatus)
Scientific Name(s): Aequidens rivulatus, Chromis rivulata ...
Green Terror - Aequidens rivulatus
Green Terror - Aequidens rivulatus
Common Names: Green Terror, White Saum, Gold Saum ...
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Green Terror - Aequidens rivulatus
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Photo Credit: Ann O'Mera ...
Alternative Name
Green Terror Scientific Name: Aequidens rivulatus
Basic Info ...
Two colour varieties of the Green Terror are recognised: one with white edges on the tail and dorsal fins, and one with yellow/orange edges. The species known as 'Green Terror' in the aquarium trade is not thought to be the true Aequidens rivulatus, ...
Aequidens rivulatus
Your comments:
From: Rich
Date:11/14/2002
I just recently got a beautiful 2 1/2" Green Terror. I put him in my 30 gallon tank with my 2" Flowerhorn(Another Great fish).
Aequidens rivulatus (TSN 169839). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on June 22, 2005.
"Aequidens rivulatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
Aequidens rivulatus (Green terror)
If you are interested in the technical stuff of his last setup, here it comes:
Tank Dimensions in cm: 100x55x40 (volume total:220L,volume net 175L) ...
Latin Name: Aequidens rivulatus
Origin: Still or slow-moving river basins of South America, mainly Equador and Peru.
Aequidens rivulatus
Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri
Cichlasoma haitiensis
Nimbochromis polystigma
Cichlasoma octofasciatum
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Cichlasoma managuense
Melanochromis johanni
Pseudotropheus lombardoi
Cleithracara maronii ...
black belts = Cichlasoma maculicauda
green terrors = Aequidens rivulatus
blue/opaline/gold/platinum gourami = Trichogaster trichopterus
red snakehead = Channa micropeltes This article originally appeared in ...
 See also: Water, Cichlid, Aquarium, Species, Color
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