Species Care
HEADSTANDER - MARBLED (ABRAMITES)
Abramites hypseleonotus
Keeping Snapshot:
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Max Growth Size: 13 cm
- Temperament: Peaceful.
- Check compatibility with other species here
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Preferred Water Parameters:
- Temperature: 22-26 degrees celsius
- pH Level: 6.5-7.4
- General Hardness: Soft-Moderate
Range: Amazon and Orinoco basins
Reproduction: Probably egg-scatterer.
Feeding: Omnivorous, accepts most standard foods.
Additional Comments: Headstanders are so called because they often assume a downward facing position. They do well in planted aquariums. Difficult to breed, availability is reliant on imported wild stock from South America
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