SCIENTIFIC NAME / FAMILY / GENDER Acestrorhynchus Grandoculis, Acestrorhynchidae
COMUN NAME Tooth Dog, Needle Fish Tooth Dog
ORIGIN It lives in the Amazon, Negro and Orinoco rivers
CHARACTERISTICS Color: Silver in most of the body and in its tail fin it has orange pigmentation with a black point in the middle. Its dorsal fin has orange pigmentation and at the end it has a black spot Size: 10.8cm
SEXUAL DIFORMISM.
Males can reach 10.8 cm in total length
IDEAL CONDITIONS WATER HABITAT
Ph |
5.5 – 6.5 |
Oxygen |
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Hardness Gh |
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Ammonia |
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ETHOLOGY OF FISH
It is a very active fish and likes to jump and walk in groups. Eat worms, insect larvae, small fish, and seeds. Adapts well to dry food