Cupid cichlid
Biotodoma cupido
- Tank length
- 120 cmabout 4 ft (47 in)
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 23–25 °C73–77 °F
- pH
- 6–8
- Adult size
- 7.6 cm3 in
- Lifespan
- 5–8 yrs
A sand-sifting eartheater that needs fine sand and clean, soft water; it is sensitive to nitrate build-up.A sand-sifting eartheater that needs fine sand and clean, soft water; it is sensitive to nitrate build-up.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Irian Jaya rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Parkinson's rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Rusty cichlid
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- African pike
African pike may eat Cupid cichlidAfrican pike may eat Cupid cichlid
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Cupid cichlidAlligator gar may eat Cupid cichlid
- Altum angelfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Antenna ray
Antenna ray may eat Cupid cichlidAntenna ray may eat Cupid cichlid
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Cupid cichlidArapaima may eat Cupid cichlid
- Asian arowana
Asian arowana may eat Cupid cichlidAsian arowana may eat Cupid cichlid
- Australian pearl arowana
Australian pearl arowana may eat Cupid cichlidAustralian pearl arowana may eat Cupid cichlid
- Azure hap
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Barred bichir
Barred bichir may eat Cupid cichlidBarred bichir may eat Cupid cichlid
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 23–25 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 6–8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 1–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low confidence |
| Origin | Amazon basin, Brazil and Peru | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | advanced | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | bottom | 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) | 5–8 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 12 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum tank length | 120 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |