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Saddle Cichlid
Saddle Cichlid
Species	Aequidens tetramerus
Family	Cichlidae
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	283.906 liters 283,905.884 mL 75 US Gallons (283.9L)
Size	9.843 in 20-25 cm (7.9-9.8")
sg	Freshwater
pH	4.9 - 7.5
Temp.	297.15 K 75.2 °F 534.87 °R 299.15 K 78.8 °F 538.47 °R24 -26 °C (75.2-78.8°F)
Water Hardness	1-13 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	5-8 years
Habitat	South America

Contents 1 Alternative names 1.1 Synonyms 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Saddle Cichlid, Two-Spot Acara

[edit] Synonyms

Acara dimerus, Acara tetramerus, Acara viridis, Chromis punctata, Chromis uniocellatus

[edit] Sexing

Males have more vivid colour than females.

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

Omnivorous, primarily prefers live food such as bloodworm or other live foods, will also take cichlid pellets and blanched vegetables.

[edit] Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

How to id the animal.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Mongabay
• Practical Fishkeeping (login required)
• Seriously Fish