The breath taking combination of beauty and beast all rolled into one. This cichlid is from Ecuador and is among the most beautiful of freshwater fish. Growing to 16 inches, this fish is very capable of doing major damage in the aquarium. The protection of it's fry is legendary and it is one of the few cichlids where the female is actually more aggressive than the male. Keep only in huge tanks with other similar sized fish of equally nasty disposition. Males have numerous blue spots throughout the unpaired fins.
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