Green Terror tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 45 cm.

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Green Terror

Andinoacara rivulatus

The Green Terror (Andinoacara rivulatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 20 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–24 °C.

Size: 20 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–24 °C
pH: 6.5–8.0
Tank footprint: 150 × 45 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–24 °C

pH6.5–8.0

Hardness5–25 °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
GenusAndinoacara
SpeciesAndinoacara rivulatus

Quick answers

Green Terror size: how big does it get?: It grows to 20 cm (total length).
Green Terror tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 45 cm.
Green Terror water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–24 °C, pH 6.5–8.0, hardness 5–25 °dGH.
Green Terror: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.