Saddle Cichlid
Aequidens tetramerus
The Saddle Cichlid (Aequidens tetramerus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 19.2 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–27 °C.
- Size
- 19.2 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 4.5–7.5
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the aquarium
Temperature24–27 °C
pH4.5–7.5
Hardness1–20 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
- GenusAequidens
- SpeciesAequidens tetramerus
Quick answers
- Saddle Cichlid size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 19.2 cm (total length).
- Saddle Cichlid water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 24–27 °C, pH 4.5–7.5, hardness 1–20 °dGH.
- Saddle Cichlid: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
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Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.