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Spotted Headstander
Chilodus punctatus
Chilodontidae
📍 South America
Named for its habit of resting at a 45-degree head-down angle, this unusual fish has a silver body covered in rows of dark spots. Peaceful and interesting to watch, it grazes on biofilm and algae. Best kept in groups in a mature, planted tank.
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Quick Facts
- diet
- Herbivore/omnivore – algae wafers, spirulina flake, blanched vegetables, frozen foods
- lifespan
- 5–8 years
- max size
- 9 cm (3.5 in)
- tank size
- 30 gallons minimum
- school size
- 6+
- temperament
- Peaceful, schooling
Water it likes
- ph
- 5.5–7.0
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 1–10 dGH
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)
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