Greenstreaked eartheater
Biotodoma cupido
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An eartheater cichlid from the Amazon and Essequibo basins.
- Scientific name
- Biotodoma cupido
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Geophagus cupido
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–30 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–5 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 304 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 150 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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