American Cichlids
Satanoperca leucosticta
Satanoperca leucosticta
Photo: Dr. David Midgley · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–29 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Guyana, Suriname and the Lower Amazon
- Size
- 20 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 29°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (sifts through the sand)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; mouthbrooder
Notes: Very similar to the jurupari, with blue lines on its face. It is often sold under that name.
