Gold-striped headstander
Anostomus ternetzi
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A headstander smaller than the striped headstander, from the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia basins and the rivers of the Guianas. It lives in fast-flowing stretches and grazes algae and small invertebrates.
- Scientific name
- Anostomus ternetzi
- Family
- Anostomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12.5 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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