cold climate cichlids

[fitznacio]

Thanks Ken for the info, I though the green terror was found in the mountains of south america where the climate is not so tropical, I guess I will go back and do my homework

 

[FSM]

Ecuador is called Ecuador for a reason

 

[fitznacio]

what part of Peru are the aequidens rivulatus (true green terror) collected?

 

[Dominator]

H. cynogutalatus (Texas) can take cooler temps, A. rivulatus is from northern S. America, it is totally tropical, All the species of cichlids from Southern Uruguay and Argentina can take temps down to 40F, it commonly freezes there. I froze my ass off the first 3 days we were there on my first trip and then it watrmed up, we go down in December which is early Spring in the southern Hemisphere. Many Gymos can be keep outside year round along the Gulf Coast and the West Coast here in the USA. Best place to find out more about these fish is Felipe's web site. http://www.aqvaterra.com/
I just don't put a heater in the tank and let it fluctuate with the seasons. All my Ururguay fish are breeding right now.

Carpintis can tolerate colder water, from a web site that i have read, that russian man conclude that the coldest temperate that carpintis can tolerate is 62F.