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Surinam Eartheater
Geophagus surinamensis
1 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Amazon, Approuague, Coppename, Corantijn and 15 other river basins
Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia and Paraguay
Recorded as introduced in Singapore
Native range: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0); Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 10 in
- 25 cm
- Min tank
- 75 gal
- 284 L
- Temp
- 75–82°F
- 24–28°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.2
- GH
- 36–179 ppm
- 2–10 dGH
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swims
- Bottom
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 20 ppm.
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