Striped headstander
Anostomus anostomus
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The striped headstander from the Amazon and Orinoco basins, with long black stripes, swims tilted head-down. Omnivorous, it grazes algae and small invertebrates.
- Scientific name
- Anostomus anostomus
- Family
- Anostomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Anostomus salmoneus, Mormyrynchus gronoveii, Salmo anostomus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–18 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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