Need information on salvini's

[leroy]

I've tried looking in books that i've got haven't found much info, tried the net only found sites in french a german so no help there. im going mad
so if any one can give me any info on them or a web site to look at would be great! THX FOR ANY HELP!!!!!!!

 

[thecichlidaddict]

Cichlasoma Salvini is a predatory cichlid from central america. They are from a group of cichlids called Guapote's that includes the more popular Jaguar cichlid. If you do some research on th e Jag much of that info can apply to the Salvini. They are one of the smaller guapotes but still need room due to aggression.

 

[CFC]

Very fast, very aggressive and capable of inflicting serious damage on even larger tankmates. Best kept in a species tank or in a central american community if the the tank is a large one (ie 75 g or over)

 

[lucky62]

I agree with CA and CFC . I had a pair many years ago , the male was amazingly colorful , a beautiful fish . Mine got from 2" to 5" in about three months in my 70 gal . The book I have , Axelrods mini atlas says they can get to 15 cm , but not much about behavior. I will tell you that he made my jewel cichlids cringe , run and hide , the only fish I had that did not fear him was a green terror , they made a mess of things ,fought non stop , and I traded them both off . I never tried keeping the male and female in there own tank , which is most likely what I should have done . I remember when I bought them the guy says " are you sure you want these guys , they get mean " I soon learned that was an understatement .

 

[cage623]

i have what i believe is a female salvini in a central american community tank and it fits in well. i think that this has to do with the fact that mine is more timid than typical salvini. anyway i thought i'd give you a couple of sites so you could read about them on your own:

http/www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di...d=21&pCatId=928

http/www.cichliddepot.com/american/salvini.html

http/www.aquariacentral.com/fishinfo/fre...esh/salvini.htm

http/www.cichlidfish.com/articles/article_3767.shtml

http/www.animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/...lid/salvini.php

hope this help some and let me know if you have any other questions about this fish. i am crazy about mine and think they are a great cichlid. my favorite thing is to watch them eat. they seem to stalk the pellets and then strike out at them.