Blue Acara - Aequidens pulcher
Species name: Aequidens pulcher
Synonym: Aequidens pulchrus, Cychlasoma pulchrum ...
Blue Acara, Blue Cichlid
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The Blue Acara adds beauty to most any aquarium
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Blue Acara (Aequidens pulcher)
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Scientific Name(s): Aequidens pulcher, Aequidens pulchrus, Cychlasoma pulchrum ...
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Blue Acaras can easily be described as beautiful. This fish usually has a light purple or blue base color with dark yet subtle stripes running vertically along it's body.
(Freshwater Flounder) TFH Dec 90 Adamas formosus (killifish) TFH Sep 92 Aequidens caeruleopunctatus (Blue Acara) TFH Apr 90 Aequidens curviceps TFH Sep 79 Aequidens dorsigerus (Red-Breasted Cichlid) TFH Nov 80 Aequidens duopunctatus (Double-Spot ...
The Green Terror, often confused with Blue Acara, can make a beautiful addition to any aquarium. Not only does it have an intriguing name, but also it is a colorful and hardy breed. The name, Green Terror, can be deceitful.
I have a blue acara and a convict in a 50 liter aquarium, both of which were battered in a 200 liter aquarium by another convict and a jewel. They were so badly battered, that they had lost all fins and were lying on their sides.
common name: Blue acara, Blue Coscarob
Family: Cichlidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela,
Size: under 16 cm (6.3 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 150 litre (40 US gal) ...
They can be kept with Discus, the Blue Acara and other Aequidens species, the Pearl Cichlid and other eartheaters, Angelfish, and other easy going Central and South American cichlids.
Green Terrors are a very nice colourful fish from South America and are quite often confused with the blue acara. Unlike the blue acara the green terror is a more aggressive fish that need be handled with care as far as other tank mates are concerned.
Includes such fish commonly known as Blue Acara, Green Terror, and Keyhole Cichlid.
This is Part One of a major series of five by a recognised authority on cichlids.
Convict Cichlid x Firemouth
Green Terror x Blue Acara
Wolf Cichlid x Red Terror
Wolf Cichlid x Red Devil
Pterophyllum scalare x Pterophyllum altum (an uncommon and relatively new captive-bred hybrid) ...
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 ...
Tetra Congo Tetra Silver Dollar Emperor Tetra Flame Tetra Glowlight Tetra Head & Tail Light Tetra Neon Tetra Rummy Nosed Tetra Serpae Tetra Hatchetfish Pencilfish Bloodfin Penguin Fish X-Ray Fish Cichlids Angelfish Firemouth Convict Blue Acara ...
2, 60 ppm GH, 76-80F (warmer in the shallows). Also collected were: one species of pike cichlid, Acara sp. (Blue Acara), Hypostomus sp. fry, various tetras (mainly Astynax bimaculatus), Hoplias tetras, and Characidium darter-tetras.
 See also: Blue, Cichlid, Water, Fish, Species
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