Tocantins Eartheater tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.

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Tocantins Eartheater

Geophagus neambi

The Tocantins Eartheater (Geophagus neambi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 20.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 24–32 °C.

Size: 20.3 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 24–32 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 180 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature24–32 °C

pH5.5–7.5

Hardness1–8 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusGeophagus
SpeciesGeophagus neambi

Quick answers

Tocantins Eartheater size: how big does it get?: It grows to 20.3 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Tocantins Eartheater tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 180 × 60 cm.
Tocantins Eartheater water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 24–32 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–8 °dGH.
Tocantins Eartheater: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.