Rio Negro Chocolate Cichlid
Hypselecara coryphaenoides
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- Scientific name
- Hypselecara coryphaenoides
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Centrarchus niger, Chuco axelrodi, Cichlasoma arnoldi, Heros coryphaenoides, Heros niger
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–30 °C
- pH
- 5–6.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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