Blue-point acara
Aequidens coeruleopunctatus
- Tank length
- 100 cmabout 3 ft (39 in)
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 24–26 °C75–79 °F
- pH
- 6–8
- Adult size
- 12 cm5 in
- Lifespan
- 8–10 yrs
A moderately sized acara that becomes territorial when paired; give it flat stones for spawning and robust tankmates.A moderately sized acara that becomes territorial when paired; give it flat stones for spawning and robust tankmates.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Irian Jaya rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Blue point acaraAlligator gar may eat Blue point acara
- Altum angelfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Antenna ray
Antenna ray may eat Blue point acaraAntenna ray may eat Blue point acara
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Blue point acaraArapaima may eat Blue point acara
- Asian arowana
Asian arowana may eat Blue point acaraAsian arowana may eat Blue point acara
- Australian pearl arowana
Australian pearl arowana may eat Blue point acaraAustralian pearl arowana may eat Blue point acara
- Bullseye snakehead
Bullseye snakehead may eat Blue point acaraBullseye snakehead may eat Blue point acara
- Butterfly peacock bass
Butterfly peacock bass may eat Blue point acaraButterfly peacock bass may eat Blue point acara
- Channel catfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Chocolate zebra pleco
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Clown knifefish
Clown knifefish may eat Blue point acaraClown knifefish may eat Blue point acara
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 24–26 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 6–8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 1–25 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low confidence |
| Origin | Panama and Costa Rica | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | middle | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | semi aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 8–10 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 15 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 100 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |