Cichlids · Amphilophus
Red devil
Amphilophus labiatus · Lakes Nicaragua and Managua, Nicaragua
Photo: AtelierMonpli, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
Water temperature
22–28 °C 72–82 °F
pH
6–8 neutral water
Adult size
35 cm 13.8 in
Swims ≈
Bottom mostly on the floor and in caves
Keep together
Fine alone
Current
Calm still or slow water
Food
Eats most foods
Temperament
Aggressive
Where it comes from
Home water
Lakes Nicaragua and Managua, Nicaragua
Lives in lake habitat.
Shaded: the countries it comes from. Map: Natural Earth.
Tank mates
Checked against a roomy 300 L planted tank with low flow and plenty of caves. Your own tank may change the answer: try it in Your tanks.
Good together
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Candy stripe L015
Plecos · 10 cm · bottom -
Zebra L046
Plecos · 8 cm · bottom -
Amano shrimp
Shrimp & snails · 5 cm · bottom -
Boeseman's rainbowfish
Rainbowfish · 10 cm · mid-water -
Bolivian ram
Cichlids · 8 cm · bottom -
Bronze corydoras
Corydoras · 7 cm · bottom -
Butterfly hillstream loach
Loaches · 8 cm · bottom -
Cardinal tetra
Tetras · 4 cm · mid-water
Keep apart
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Small enough to be eaten
Agassiz's dwarf cichlidAmano shrimpAngelicus L136Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Black skirt tetraBoeseman's rainbowfishBolivian ram
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Aggressive: red devil, it and small enough to be eaten
In the hobby
Where to find it
No store or breeder we know of has it right now.
Run a store? List the fish you usually have. Breed fish? List your fry.
Tanks with this fish
No shared tanks have this fish yet. Share yours from Your tanks.
From keepers
Notes appear here when a keeper shares a tank with this fish and writes about it.
Questions keepers ask
How big does a Red devil get?
About 35 cm (13.8 in) as an adult.
What temperature does a Red devil need?
22–28 °C (72–82 °F).
What pH does a Red devil need?
pH 6–8.
Does a Red devil need to be kept in a group?
No. It can be kept on its own.
Is the Red devil aggressive?
Yes. It is aggressive and needs careful planning.
What does a Red devil eat?
It eats most foods: flakes, small pellets and frozen foods.
Where does the Red devil come from?
Lakes Nicaragua and Managua, Nicaragua.
What fish can live with a Red devil?
Good tank mates include Candy stripe (L015), Zebra (L046), Amano shrimp, Boeseman's rainbowfish, Bolivian ram.
All the numbers
| Temperature min (°C) | 22 | Sourced |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature max (°C) | 28 | Sourced |
| pH min | 6 | Sourced |
| pH max | 8 | Sourced |
| Adult size (cm) | 35 | Sourced |
| Flow | Low | Sourced |
| Swim level (top / middle / bottom) | bottom | Estimate |
| Habitat | lake | Estimate |
| Smallest happy group | 1 | Sourced |
| Temperament | Aggressive | Sourced |
| Diet | Omnivore | Sourced |
| Behaviour tags | eats_small_fish | Sourced |
Some values are estimates from typical hobby ranges and haven't been checked against a source yet.
