Freshwater
Leporinus granti
Anostomidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 20 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 192 liters
- Diet
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
Adults occur in large numbers at the entrance of creeks where the bottom is sandy or muddy and the current is fast or slow. Juveniles occur in calm, shallow waters, in counter current zones or in the shelter of plants. Omnivorous. They possess enzymes which enable them to digest chitin, pectin, hemicellulose and mucopolysaccharides. Individuals are easily captured with hook and line with small hooks. Reproduction takes place from December to June. Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places. Known among aquarists, this fish is considered turbulent in captivity.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Leporinus badueli
In other languages
- Grants mudderlaks
- Laikkuseisojatetra
Articles
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