They recorded a maximum of two reproductive seasons for the species. Their two-year-olds measured up to 131-200mm in length and also comprised of their oldest individuals. In 1992, a study on the Mexican Mayan Cichlids population showed that after completing their first spring, when they became one year of age, they measured up to 70-130 mm in length and were also matured enough to reproduce. Species in South Florida eat snails, small fishes, the larvae dipterans of flies, and mosquitoes.
Although they also swallow detritus and plant matter when consuming their prey. The Mayan Cichlid feeds on aquatic invertebrates and small fishes. This part is known as the eye spot, used to confuse predators. Half of its caudal peduncle has a broken lateral line and a turquoise ring with a black center. The first of seven wide green-black bars are located just behind its head, with the last in its caudal peduncle. There is pink in the throat region, sometimes reaching a bright red in breeding males. This fish’s background color is dorsally olive-brown, and then, towards its abdomen, you find beige or light brown grading. The adults during breeding look incredibly vibrant.
The Mayan Cichlid is distinctive for its attractive body color. Still, primarily, they rely on their sizeable pharyngeal tooth pads for crushing and chewing their prey, especially invertebrates that are hard-shelled. This fish species has small caniform teeth that it uses to grasp its prey. This fish can reach up to 10 inches long on average. It has a slightly rounded caudal fin, and the pelvic and pectoral fins have an unremarkable color and size. The Mayan Cichlid has an ovate body, and the first anal and dorsal fins are spinous. Mayans have a black spot with a turquoise border, Peacocks with a black spot with a yellow border, and Oscars with a black spot with a red border. The Mayan Cichlid fish is often mistaken for its cousins, the peacock bass and Oscars because they all have a spot on their tail.
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