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Freshwater fishes

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542 species, each with the water it needs, who it gets along with, and where it comes from. Find one, or browse by family, genus or river.

Paraná & Paraguay 2 fish

Balzanii

Balzanii ≈

Cichlids · GymnogeophagusLC

Paraná-Paraguay and lower Uruguay basins (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay)

Balzanii

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

Paraná-Paraguay and lower Uruguay basins (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay) · river

Temperature
21–25°C
pH
6.5–7.5
Adult size
8 in · 20 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Bottom
Temperament
Territorial
Diet
Omnivore
Group
3+
Status in the wild
Least concern

Photo: CHUCAO, CC BY-SA 3.0

Borelli's dwarf cichlid

Borelli's dwarf cichlid ≈

Cichlids · ApistogrammaLC

Creeks of the Paraguay, lower Parana and Uruguay systems (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay)

Borelli's dwarf cichlid

Apistogramma borellii

Creeks of the Paraguay, lower Parana and Uruguay systems (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay) · stream

Temperature
20–26°C
pH
5–8
Adult size
2.6 in · 6.5 cm
Flow
Calm
Swims
Bottom
Temperament
Peaceful
Diet
Carnivore
Group
2+
Status in the wild
Least concern

Photo: Dornenwolf, CC BY 4.0

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