American Cichlids
Gymnogeophagus balzanii
Gymnogeophagus balzanii
Photo: CHUCAO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature18–26 °C
- pH6.5–7.5
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size18 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Paraná and Paraguay River Basins
- Size
- 18 cm
- Temperature
- 18 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 4 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Males have a large frontal hump and blue lines on their faces. They benefit from a drop in temperature during the winter.
