Blue Acara 200L Planted tank
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I have kept the EBA's for years and have raised 100"s of fry from them. They are one of the most beautiful freshwater fish, in my opinion. Proper diet is very important for any fish but especially the EBA's. I would either keep a pair in a 55 or a group of at least 5. Groups of 3 and 4 many times leads to somebody's going to die!!!! They can be hard to sex when young and there are lots of myths on how to tell them apart and every single method has proved to be wrong over the years. One of the best features of this fish is both males and females look amazing which isn't found in most cichlids. You need very good filtration for these fish. When they get some size on them they eat a lot which means a lot of waste. I keep mine with a few clown loaches or Geophagus. My 55 is filtered by an FX4 and split the return lines to a directional out put and a spray bar to disperse the flow rate. They don't like to be in a heavy traffic area, they are very skittish fish so keep that in mind. I really like the Finnex Planted 24/7 lights and use them on most of my planted tanks. They aren't cheap but quality seldom is. If you have any more questions shoot me a PM and I will help all I can.God Bless
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I agree with the others that say only a pair, although I would start out with @ half dozen juvies, and allow a pair to form from the group .
200 L is pretty small. But if you mean EB Acara being domestic line-bred/man made form, they "may" be slightly less territorial, compared to the natural form.
I have an 800L tank with wild caught Panamanian Acara's (Andinoacara coerleopunctatus) that are very similar in all aspects of aggressiveness and territoriality. The tank started out with 15 adults,, two of the most alpha males immediately killed 3 slightly more subbordinate males, and over the last year and a half, whittled the tank to two males, each claimed a separate territory on each opposite ends of the tank (50%) , and 5 females.
As far as other fish, I wouldn't add other cichlids, only some geographically correct dithers, such as tetras, or large live bearers, that use the surface area as the normal place in that water column.
Here is a video of one side of the tank.
Panamanian Tank
now the other end where the male Andinoacara is keeping others out.
Andinoacara coerleo
200 L is pretty small. But if you mean EB Acara being domestic line-bred/man made form, they "may" be slightly less territorial, compared to the natural form.
I have an 800L tank with wild caught Panamanian Acara's (Andinoacara coerleopunctatus) that are very similar in all aspects of aggressiveness and territoriality. The tank started out with 15 adults,, two of the most alpha males immediately killed 3 slightly more subbordinate males, and over the last year and a half, whittled the tank to two males, each claimed a separate territory on each opposite ends of the tank (50%) , and 5 females.
As far as other fish, I wouldn't add other cichlids, only some geographically correct dithers, such as tetras, or large live bearers, that use the surface area as the normal place in that water column.
Here is a video of one side of the tank.
Panamanian Tank
now the other end where the male Andinoacara is keeping others out.
Andinoacara coerleo
Sure, but let's clarify something are you speaking of the EBA or a true blue acara? They are different in many ways. The EBA's are one of the most beautiful fish in the hobby.