River

do Coco

One profile names the do Coco. That is what has been written, not what lives there.

Species: 1
Families: 1
Photographed: 1 of 1
Difficulty rated: 1 of 1

Basin

Tocantins basin

Also in the Tocantins basin

That fish is also recorded from

Runs through

Brazil

Adult male specimen from the Dutch aquarium trade.

Retroculus lapidifer

Cichlidae · Castelnau, 1855

210 × 60cm84 × 24in

26–32°C79–90°F

Retroculus spp. are unsuitable for the standard community aquarium, and should be maintained in a set-up designed to resemble a flowing river. The substrate should be composed of soft sand mixed with small pebbles if the aim is to breed the fish (see 'Reproduction'). Rocks, boulders, roots, branches, and aquatic plants can also be added, although the la...