American Cichlids
Cupid Cichlid
Biotodoma cupido
Photo: Gregdonohoe ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5.5–7
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size13 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Amazon Basin
- Size
- 13 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 10 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (sifts through the sand)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; pair with parental care
Notes: A small geophagous fish with blue lines on its face and a dark spot on its side. Requires fine sand.
