Cichla Ocellaris Temperature (keep cooler than other bass?)

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'Merica

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I was wondering if people keep Ocellaris at lower temps. I’m familiar with the Ocellaris introduction to Florida for its ability to withstand cooler temps than other Cichla and I’ve seen people saying similar things in some of the threads on here. I believe fishbase has their temp reps at 76-80 whereas they had Temensis at 80-84 and Monoculus at 77-81. Someone recently posted a really nice Ocellaris that they kept at 84. At what temperature do Ocellaris really thrive at?
 
I was wondering if people keep Ocellaris at lower temps. I’m familiar with the Ocellaris introduction to Florida for its ability to withstand cooler temps than other Cichla and I’ve seen people saying similar things in some of the threads on here. I believe fishbase has their temp reps at 76-80 whereas they had Temensis at 80-84 and Monoculus at 77-81. Someone recently posted a really nice Ocellaris that they kept at 84. At what temperature do Ocellaris really thrive at?

78 to 80 degrees .
 
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