Temp (°F)	pH	dGH	Adult Size	Primary Diet	Swimming Zone
72-83	5.8-7.5	20	7"	Limnivore	Bottom
Origin		Amazon; Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana.
Social Behaviour		Aggressive in a small shoal. Peaceful in groups of 8 or more, or if kept as single specimens in a community tank.
Remarks		Likes good tank circulation with plenty of current. Keep in a well planted tank with lots of algae or feed vegetable foods. The fish may nip at plant leaves and prefer a vegetable diet but bloodworms, and daphnia are also relished. The tank should be furnished with layers of rocks. In the wild the fish feed from algae growing on the under side of ledges on near vertical slopes. this could explain its up turned mouth.
Photo Credit : Water Wonders, Edinburgh, UK
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