Cichlasoma maculicauda

The blackbelt cichlid is equally intolerant, especially of conspecifics. The female is capable of producing up to 1,000 eggs and the parent fish nurse the young for 3 weeks. The species prefers alkaline and moderately hard water similar to that found in their home waters of Central America. Size: 15-20 cm.

• Corydoras schwartzi
• Hemigrammus caudovittatus
• Cichlasoma synspilum
• Melanochromis crabo
• Notopterus chitala (Notopteridae)