Rainfall: Roughly 50 inches a year

Plants: Pickerel weed, duck potato, sawgrass, bulrush and juncus

Animals: Panfish, oscars, and other cichlids

Temperature: 65 degrees Fahrenheit 

Terrain: Canals and fresh waterways 

Found: South America, North America, Europe, and Asia

Invaisive: Brazil

Eats: Tilapia, Crayfish,  and Tadpoles

How often it eats: Everyday 1-2 times  per day

How does it get its food: They prey on any species that catch their eyes

Any special foods: Mosquitofish, Minnows, and Guppies

Live in packs or solo: Packs

Roles within the community: Important food fish and are also considered valuable game fish and eat other fish

Males or Female led groups: Unclear

Individuals that make up the group: Male and Females group together 

How do they interact with each other : They group but but do not normally interact with others 

How often do they mate: 2 times a year

How many mates do they have: Multiple

Time of year for mating: Spring and Fall

Mating rituals: The Male mouths and nips at the female

Number of offspring produces at a  time:  Up to 100,000 eggs in one season

Any unique chacteristics of their mating: Extremely territorial durring spawning periods and can stay for weeks in the same nest protecting their hatch

Stages of development: Hatch, Fry, Young, Juveniles, and adult

How old before sexual maturity: 2+ years of age 

Activities and envionment of stages: Warm, Slow-moving bodies of water including lakes, ponds, canals and rock pits 

Difference between males and females: