Scientific name: Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi
Origin :The majority of literature suggests that this species is restricted to the Venezuelan and Colombian llanos of the Río Orinoco drainage
The Llanos is a vast, highly biodiverse system of tropical savannah grasslands, seasonally-flooded plains and forests covering an area measuring almost 600,000 square kilometres in Venezuela and Colombia. There are well-defined annual weather patterns with distinct wet and dry seasons and year-round high temperatures.
Difficulty in keeping: Easy
Maximum size: 6-7cm Males 4-5 cm Females
Selling size: 3-4 cm and above
Temperature: 27 – 32 °C (30°C preferred)
pH: 6-7.8 Our fish are bred and grown at a ph between 6.0 and 7.5
Diet: Primarily carnivorous and apparently feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates in nature. In the aquarium live and frozen foods such as Brine shrimp, Daphnia and Blackworms should be offered regularly although most specimens will also learn to accept dried alternatives with pelleted products generally preferred to flake.
Disclaimer: Photos are taken of our own fish and usually the breeding parents, photos are for reference only and actual fish you will receive might slightly vary.