Marbled headstander
Abramites hypselonotus
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A South American headstander from the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins, with a deep, marbled body. Like other headstanders, it swims tilted head-down. Omnivorous, it eats small invertebrates and plant matter — including soft aquarium plants.
- Scientific name
- Abramites hypselonotus
- Family
- Anostomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Abramites eques, Abramites hypselonotus hypselonotus, Abramites hypselonotus ternetzi, Abramites microcephalus, Abramites solarii, Abramites ternetzi, Leporinus hypselonotus, Leporinus nigripinnis, Leporinus salarii, Leporinus solarii
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–30 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 14 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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