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Checkerboard Cichlid
Dicrossus filamentosus
Family: Cichlidae
📍 Negro & Orinoco Basins, South America
Exquisite micro-cichlid with a chequered body pattern and lyre-shaped tail on males. Requires very soft, acidic blackwater conditions. Peaceful but demanding — rewarding for experienced aquascapers.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 4.5–6.5
- diet
- live/frozen micro prey
- maxSize
- 2.5 inches
- minTankSize
- 20 gallons
- temperature
- 79–86°F (26–30°C)
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Temperature
79–86°F
26–30°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
79°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Jul low, Mar high)