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FisheasyFreshwater
Smiling Cichlid
Laetacara curviceps
Family: Cichlidae
📍 Amazon Basin, South America
Small, peaceful cichlid with iridescent blue-green scaling and an expression resembling a smile. One of the best cichlids for planted community tanks — rarely aggressive and plant-safe.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- diet
- omnivore
- maxSize
- 3 inches
- minTankSize
- 20 gallons
- temperature
- 73–82°F (23–28°C)
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Temperature
73–82°F
23–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
75°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Apr high)
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