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
Cuban Cichlid
Nandopsis tetracanthus
24–30°C
25 cm long
min. 350 L
Fish
Hard
Leopold's Angelfish
Pterophyllum leopoldi
26–30°C
12 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Easy
Blue-eyed Cichlid
Cryptoheros spilurus
22–28°C
12 cm long
min. 120 L
Fish
Easy
Mayan Cichlid
Mayaheros urophthalmus
22–30°C
25 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Parachromis motaguensis
Parachromis motaguensis
24–28°C
30 cm long
min. 450 L
Fish
Hard
Bay Snook
Petenia splendida
24–30°C
40 cm long
min. 600 L
Fish
Easy
Port Acara
Cichlasoma portalegrense
18–26°C
14 cm long
min. 150 L
Fish
Medium
Yellowjacket Cichlid
Parachromis friedrichsthalii
24–28°C
25 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Medium
Yellow Hump Eartheater
Geophagus pellegrini
23–28°C
18 cm long
min. 250 L
Fish
Hard
Threespot Eartheater
Satanoperca daemon
27–31°C
25 cm long
min. 400 L
Fish
Medium
Satanoperca leucosticta
Satanoperca leucosticta
25–30°C
20 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Medium
Satanoperca lilith
Satanoperca lilith
26–30°C
20 cm long
min. 300 L
Fish
Easy
Black Acara
Cichlasoma bimaculatum
22–30°C
15 cm long
min. 200 L
Fish
Medium
Blackbelt Cichlid
Vieja maculicauda
24–30°C
30 cm long
min. 450 L
Fish
Easy
Thorichthys aureus
Thorichthys aureus
23–28°C
15 cm long
min. 150 L
Fish
Easy
Elliot's Cichlid
Thorichthys ellioti
23–28°C
14 cm long
min. 150 L
Fish
Hard
Butterfly Peacock Bass
Cichla ocellaris
24–30°C
60 cm long
min. 1500 L