First Tank
Keyhole Cichlid
Cleithracara maronii
2 in the tank
Where it's from
Native to the Approuague, Comte, Coppename, Corantijn and 16 other river basins
French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago and Colombia
Native range: Tedesco et al. 2017 (CC0).
At a glance
- Size
- 3.5 in
- 9 cm
- Min tank
- 20 gal
- 76 L
- Temp
- 73–82°F
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- GH
- 36–268 ppm
- 2–15 dGH
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- All levels
- Lifespan
- 8–10 yrs
Ammonia 0 ppm and nitrate under 20 ppm.
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