American cichlids
From angelfish and discus to oscars, severums and eartheaters: the large cichlids of South and Central America.
65 species. Use the filters to narrow it down to the ones that suit your aquarium.

Fish
Medium
Angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
24–30°C
15 cm long
min. 150 L

Fish
Medium
Midas Cichlid
Amphilophus citrinellus
23–29°C
28 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Nicaragua Cichlid
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
22–28°C
20 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Medium
Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus
22–28°C
33 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Salvini Cichlid
Trichromis salvini
22–28°C
15 cm long
min. 200 L

Fish
Medium
Jurupari Eartheater
Satanoperca jurupari
26–30°C
20 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Easy
Severum
Heros efasciatus
24–29°C
20 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Medium
Texas Cichlid
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
20–28°C
25 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Trimac Cichlid
Amphilophus trimaculatus
24–30°C
30 cm long
min. 400 L

Fish
Medium
Uaru
Uaru amphiacanthoides
26–30°C
25 cm long
min. 450 L

Fish
Medium
Green Texas Cichlid
Herichthys carpintis
20–28°C
25 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Green Terror
Andinoacara rivulatus
21–27°C
25 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Bigeye Cichlid
Acaronia nassa
25–30°C
18 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Easy
Chanchito
Australoheros facetus
16–26°C
20 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Medium
Crenicichla compressiceps
Crenicichla compressiceps
25–30°C
9 cm long
min. 120 L

Fish
Medium
Crenicichla lepidota
Crenicichla lepidota
20–27°C
20 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Medium
Ring-tailed Pike Cichlid
Crenicichla saxatilis
24–29°C
20 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Easy
Saddle Cichlid
Aequidens tetramerus
24–30°C
20 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Easy
Flier Cichlid
Archocentrus centrarchus
23–29°C
14 cm long
min. 150 L

Fish
Medium
Geophagus proximus
Geophagus proximus
25–30°C
25 cm long
min. 400 L

Fish
Hard
True Parrot Cichlid
Hoplarchus psittacus
27–31°C
30 cm long
min. 600 L

Fish
Hard
Heckel Discus
Symphysodon discus
28–31°C
16 cm long
min. 300 L

Fish
Medium
Minckley's Cichlid
Herichthys minckleyi
24–30°C
18 cm long
min. 250 L

Fish
Easy
Honduran Red Point
Amatitlania siquia
22–28°C
11 cm long
min. 120 L
