Scientific Name: ‘Cichlasoma’ octofasciatum
Common Name(s): Jack Dempsey
Geo. Origin: South Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras
Habitat: Streams, Pools, Drainage Channels
Diet: Omnivore
Gender Differences: Monomorphic
Breeding: Substrate Spawner
Temperament: Highly Aggressive
Conspecific Temperament: Highly Aggressive
Maximum Size: 8 – 9″
Temperature: 76 – 80°F
pH: 7 – 8
Difficulty: 2