Flag acara
Laetacara curviceps
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A small acara from the Amazon basin, from slow rivers and streams, ponds and lakes. A long-standing aquarium fish. The pair spawns on a surface and guards the eggs and fry together.
- Scientific name
- Laetacara curviceps
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Acara curviceps, Aequidens curviceps, Parvacara curviceps
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 4.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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