Royal Acara
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If you google by its real name, Aequidens diadema, there is plenty of info out there.
The name Royal Acara could be used for a number of species in the genus Aequidens, and the name acara, is a generic term used in S America for hundreds of small cichlid species.
The name Royal Acara could be used for a number of species in the genus Aequidens, and the name acara, is a generic term used in S America for hundreds of small cichlid species.
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Here is some info available using its scientific name
It was first described in 1840 from the Rio Negro and Orinoco in Venezuela.
It is from black, slightly acidic water (pH below 7) found in moving streams with a high oxygen content (it is a slightly rheophillic species)
It is a mouthbrooder that places eggs on a substrate, but both parents share mouth brooding the fry as soon as they hatch.
Males grow slightly larger than females
Good tank mates would be medium size tetras from that same area, and water type, and corydorus cats.
Other aggressive cichlids that vie for territory wouldn't be considered desirable.
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It was first described in 1840 from the Rio Negro and Orinoco in Venezuela.
It is from black, slightly acidic water (pH below 7) found in moving streams with a high oxygen content (it is a slightly rheophillic species)
It is a mouthbrooder that places eggs on a substrate, but both parents share mouth brooding the fry as soon as they hatch.
Males grow slightly larger than females
Good tank mates would be medium size tetras from that same area, and water type, and corydorus cats.
Other aggressive cichlids that vie for territory wouldn't be considered desirable.
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there's a collection point or undescribed species of this fish called "Aequidens diadema sp. jenaro herrera" i cannot speak to the regular type but this gets much larger than 5" and can hang with bigger fish like oscars, wolfs, medium sized pims. my male is pushing 8' and is a beautiful fish
