American Cichlids
Biotoecus
Biotoecus opercularis
Photo: Clinton & Charles Robertson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature25–29 °C
- pH5–6.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Central Amazon (Brazil)
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 25 – 29°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 6.5
- GH
- 0 – 6 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- carnivore (sifts through the sand)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; the male digs a nest in the sand
Notes: A dwarf sand cichlid with blue scales. Demanding in terms of water quality and very shy.
