FreshwaterBrackish
Guyana leaffish
Polycentrus schomburgkii
Polycentridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 5.5 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 7 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, and Venezuela.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits clear and turbid water, often brackish water. Feeds on worms, insects and fish.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Labrus punctatus
- Mesonauta surinamensis
- Polycentrus schomburgki
- Polycentrus tricolor
In other languages
- Måntagg
- Schomburgks bladfisk
- Kirjolehväkala
- King coscarob, Schomburgk's leaffish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to set up a South American aquarium4 min read
Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.
How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read
Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.