Cachama
Colossoma macropomum
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- Scientific name
- Colossoma macropomum
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Colosomma macropomum, Colossoma macropodum, Colossoma nigripinne, Colossoma oculus, Colossoma tambaqui, Colossoma tombaqui, Melloina tambaqui, Myletes macropomus, Myletes nigripinnis, Myletes oculus, Piaractus macropomus, Salmo tambaqui
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 60 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 2,430 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 300 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Herbivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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