Chuco cichlid
Vieja godmanni
- Adult size
- 20 cm8 in
- Start with
- 1
- Tank length
- 150 cmabout 5 ft (59 in)
- Lifespan
- 10–15 yrs
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C75–81 °F
- pH
- 7–7.6
- Hardness
- 10–20 dGH
- Diet
- omnivore
A medium-large Central American cichlid that digs and shreds plants; give rocks, wood and robust tankmates.A medium-large Central American cichlid that digs and shreds plants; give rocks, wood and robust tankmates.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Brilliant rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Lambchop rasboraNo shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Chuco cichlidAlligator gar may eat Chuco cichlid
- Altum angelfish
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Amazon leaffish
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Chuco cichlidArapaima may eat Chuco cichlid
- Asian arowana
Asian arowana may eat Chuco cichlidAsian arowana may eat Chuco cichlid
- Atahualpa dwarf cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Bee shrimpNo shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Black pacu
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Blue pearl shrimp
No shared water hardness rangeNo shared water hardness range
- Bullseye snakehead
Bullseye snakehead may eat Chuco cichlidBullseye snakehead may eat Chuco cichlid
Sources
| temperature | 24–27 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · low |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 7–7.6 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| gh | 10–20 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04; agrees with FishBase (fishbase.se), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| origin | Atlantic slope of Guatemala and Belize | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | A medium-large Central American cichlid that digs and shreds plants; give rocks, | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #B8B090, #2A2A2A | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | middle | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | semi-aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| fin nipper | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 10–15 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| growth to adult months | 24 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.03,"b":3} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| min tank length | 150 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | cichlid | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |