Length (total)
approx. 34 cm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
Weight
0.320 kg
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
diptera (Diptera), molluscs (Mollusca), cancer (Crustacea), shells (Bivalvia), detritus, water fleas (Cladocera), Roundworms (Nematoda), Hundertfüßer (Chilopoda), Muschelschaler (Conchostraca), Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera), beetle (Coleoptera) (larvae), spider (Arachnida), snails (Gastropoda), annelids (Annelida), algae, butterflies (Lepidoptera), dragon-fly (Odonata), Trichoptera (Trichoptera), Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
long
iv / 13 rays
incised / concave, pointed
6 soft rays
9 soft rays
6 soft rays
iv / 13 rays
incised / concave, pointed
6 soft rays
9 soft rays
6 soft rays
Sympatric with
Hypostomus margaritifer
Pimelodella gracilis
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax fasciatus
Salminus hilarii
Schizodon nasutus
Pimelodella gracilis
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax fasciatus
Salminus hilarii
Schizodon nasutus
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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- PCF