INTERNAL CODE: CC120, CC125
SCIENTIFIC NAME / FAMILY / GENDER Satanoperca Jurupari, Cichlidae
COMUN NAME
Juanviejo Yurupary, Geophagus Jurupari Eartheater
ORIGIN Recorded over much of the Amazon River basin in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia (and possibly the Orinoco basin in Colombia and Venezuela
CHARACTERISTICS Color: The base color is greenish-gray with green, blue and white reflections that are especially appreciated in adult males. Along the lateral line they have a dark colored stripe and three lines between the eyes that disappear when they reach the back of the fish. Size: 20cm
SEXUAL DIFORMISM.
You have no visible differences, the male is more stylized than the female, being the only way observing his genital papillae, short and thick in the female and thin and long in the male.
IDEAL CONDITIONS WATER HABITAT
Ph |
´5.5 -7.5 |
Oxygen |
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Hardness Gh |
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Ammonia |
36 – 215 ppm |
Temperature |
22 ° – 28 ° C. |
ETHOLOGY OF FISH
Very peaceful fish, it only becomes aggressive if it is in confined spaces, being able to kill other tankmates to expand its territory.
PACKING. Quantity / bag 30 – 40 units, if small.
Quantity / bag 2 – 3 units, if large