Mexico (at least the northern 2/3) is part of North America.
This means the Herichthys (including Nosferatu)
ie (N) bartoni (above), pantostictus (below)
H carpintus
to name just a few, are North American cichlids (The Caribbean Islands are considered by some to be part of North American)
Nandopsis haitiensus from the island of Hispaniola
any fish from (at least geographically) southern Mexico, south through Guatemala,
Theraps lentaginosis
Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama are Central American.
panamense
South America begins in Columbia in the north and stretches to Tierra del Fuego in the south, and has many climate zones, and various water types (warm, cool, cold)(soft, hard, and in between)
this includes warm water species like Acarichthys heckelli
to southern species like Australoheros red ceibal below, that takes temps down to 50'F
So what is the point of this thread? among other things.....
because I see many inaccurate statements here
JDs and other north and central American cichlids are "not" South American
all South Americans do not need soft water,
North & Central Americans often "like" hard water and pH above 8
All new world cichlids do "not" live in 82'F water
This means the Herichthys (including Nosferatu)
ie (N) bartoni (above), pantostictus (below)
H carpintus
to name just a few, are North American cichlids (The Caribbean Islands are considered by some to be part of North American)
Nandopsis haitiensus from the island of Hispaniola
any fish from (at least geographically) southern Mexico, south through Guatemala,
Theraps lentaginosis
Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama are Central American.
panamense
South America begins in Columbia in the north and stretches to Tierra del Fuego in the south, and has many climate zones, and various water types (warm, cool, cold)(soft, hard, and in between)
this includes warm water species like Acarichthys heckelli
to southern species like Australoheros red ceibal below, that takes temps down to 50'F
So what is the point of this thread? among other things.....
because I see many inaccurate statements here
JDs and other north and central American cichlids are "not" South American
all South Americans do not need soft water,
North & Central Americans often "like" hard water and pH above 8
All new world cichlids do "not" live in 82'F water