- Common Name(s)
- Red mouth headstander
- Scientific Name
- Anostomus ternetzi
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Origin
- Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana
- Temperament
- Peaceful unless in smaller tanks or in small groups.
- Maximum Size
- 5 inches
- Minimum Tank Size
- 40 gallon (36 by 18 inch footprint)
- Tank Setup
- Would prefer sand as its substrate.
- Tank Region
- Mid-bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore, but should primarily be fed greens.
- Breeding
- Unknown.
- Compatibility
- Should be kept with medium sized peaceful community fish.
- Ease of Keeping
- Fairly easy.
- Care
- pH: Doesn't matter. Temperature: 68-83 Fahrenheit
By Fernando Dagosta - Flickr: Anostomus ternetzi, CC BY 2.0,
Can be kept in groups of 6+ in large tanks, but otherwise should be kept as the only one of their species in a community.
