<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Identification &amp; field notes | Andinoacara.com</title><link>https://andinoacara.com/articles/</link><description>Visual guides to Green Terror and Blue Acara identification, aquarium setups, breeding records and the approximate distribution of Andinoacara cichlids.</description><language>en-gb</language><atom:link href="https://andinoacara.com/articles/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>The distribution of Andinoacara species</title><link>https://andinoacara.com/distribution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://andinoacara.com/distribution/</guid><description>This map gives an approximate overview of the ranges of selected Andinoacara species. It is incomplete and intended for education, rather than precise locality or scientific distribution records.</description></item><item><title>Setting up a tank for Andinoacara cichlids</title><link>https://andinoacara.com/setups/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://andinoacara.com/setups/</guid><description>Tank and water information is organised by species in this guide. Start with the aquarium care section for Andinoacara pulcher, A. rivulatus or A. stalsbergi, and use the identification guides if you are unsure which fish you keep.</description></item><item><title>Is this a Green Terror or a Gold Saum?</title><link>https://andinoacara.com/saum_vs_terror/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://andinoacara.com/saum_vs_terror/</guid><description>Andinoacara stalsbergi and A. rivulatus can be distinguished by their fin seams and scale patterns. This illustrated guide compares the thin white seams of stalsbergi with the broader orange or white seams of rivulatus.</description></item><item><title>Is this a Blue Acara?</title><link>https://andinoacara.com/true_blue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://andinoacara.com/true_blue/</guid><description>Blue Acara, Andinoacara pulcher, can be confused with A. rivulatus and crosses between them. This guide compares fin seams, scales and body markings, with photographs of the Blue Acara × Saum hybrid.</description></item><item><title>Breeding and raising Andinoacara cichlids</title><link>https://andinoacara.com/breeding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://andinoacara.com/breeding/</guid><description>Andinoacara are substrate-spawning cichlids that guard their eggs and fry. Follow the breeding process from preparing a pair and watching the eggs develop to feeding and growing the fry.</description></item></channel></rss>