Chocolate Cichlid     Hypselecara temporalis

Grows to: 6"

Hobbyist Level:
  A hardy fish suitable for beginners.

How Many?  Can be kept as singles or in groups.

Housing:  (Temperature- 75-85),  (pH 5.0-7.5)

Tank mates:  Barbs, gouramis, sharks, large tetras, other South American Cichlids.

Feeding:  Standard cichlid diet, greens, frozen foods like mysis shrimp, brine shrimp.

Natural Habitat: South America: Amazon River basin, in the Ucayali and Amazon River drainages in Peru, the Amazonas River drainage in Colombia, the Solimôes-Amazon River in Brazil, east to Cametá, also rivers of Amapá, Brazil, and the Oyapock River basin in Brazil.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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