Spotted headstander
Chilodus punctatus
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The spotted headstander from northern South America (Amazon and Orinoco basins and the Guianas), with rows of dark spots, swims tilted head-down.
- Scientific name
- Chilodus punctatus
- Family
- Chilodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chilodontidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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