Breeding and Assimilation of Offspring
Green Terror Cichlids can be successfully bred around 8 centimetres (3.1 in). Reproduction can be incited by isolating a breeding pair (each from distinct lineage), raising the water temperature to around 80 degrees F, and providing a flat, textured surfuce (such as a flat rock or pottery fragment) for the hen to deposit her eggs on. Upon reaching 3–4 inches in length, Green Terrors may be integrated into aquariums with larger cichlids. It should be noted that a significant size disparity between newly added fish and existing fish can retard optimum growth rates of the still-maturing fish. Larger fish, particularly A. Ocellatus (oscar cichlid), may feed so aggressively that smaller fish may be unable to ingest adequete quantities of food-staples.
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