Freshwater
Bigeye cichlid
Acaronia nassa
Cichlidae, Cichlasomatinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 16 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 106 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
106 liters97 × 33 × 33 cm · For one fish
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Try other measures in the appNative
Lives wild in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Peru.
More about the species
About the species
Collected from a small creek, quite sunny, with amber-colored water, slow current, muddy substrate and approximately 1 m in depth. Solitary. Feeds on shrimps, insect larvae of Odonata, Coleoptera and Hemiptera, as well as on fishes like cyprinodonts, characids. Males are bigger than females. Reproduction occurs during the rainy season. Found together with Pterophyllum scalare, Heros efasciatus, Hypselecara temporalis, and Mesonauta guyanae. Maximum length 25 cm TL.
Source: FishBase
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acara cognatus
- Acara nassa
- Acara unicolor
- Apistogramma ambloplitoides
- Centrarchus rostratus
In other languages
- Rysäkirjoahven
- Peruvian dwarf cichlid
Articles
All articles
How to set up a South American aquarium4 min read
Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
Ich (white spot)4 min read
The most common disease in aquarium fish. How to recognize it, why it shows up, and how to get rid of it.