Common Name: Spadetail Checkerboard Cichlid
The Spadetail Checkerboard Cichlid is native to the Amazon River basin and found in the Tapajos and Maués River basins near Parintins, Brazil. It prefers warm, slow-moving, highly acidic blackwater condition with a heavy presence of decaying organic matter and leaf litter.
Category: Cichlids
Global Region: South America
Distribution: Brazil
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