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Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
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A cichlid from Nicaragua and Costa Rica, from lakes and slow stretches of rivers.
- Scientific name
- Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Cichlasoma balteatum, Cichlasoma nicaraguense, Cichlasoma spilotum, Copora nicaraguensis, Herichthys nicaraguensis, Heros balteatus, Heros nicaraguensis, Hypsophrys unimaculatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 7–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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