Description
Also known as Fairy Cichlid, Heckle's Acara, Heckles Cichlide, Heckel's Thread-finned Acara, Threadfin Cichlid, Threadfin Geophagus, Thread-finned Acara, Thread-finned Cichlid, Thread-finned Eartheater.
Found in schools, over mud and sand bottoms, sometimes nesting in holes, in lowland river basins and flooded forests.
They feed on invertebrates.
Length - 20cm
Depth - ?m
Widespread South America
A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
Ref: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Acarichthys-heckelii.html
1 comment
Posted by William StaelensThey aren't mouthbrooders