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Orocopiche

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

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This fish is invariably traded as B. orbicularis but its identity is somewhat unclear.

Brachychalcinus orbicularisDiscus Tetra

Characidae · Valenciennes, 1850

Max length
90mm SL3.5in SL
Tank
120 × 30cm48 × 12in
Temp
20–27°C68–81°F
pH
5.0–7.5

The genus Brachychalcinus currently contains four other species: B. copei (Steindachner 1882) from the rio Madeira and rio Solimões; B. nummus Böhlke 1958 from the Upper Amazon region in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; B. parnaibae Reis 1989 from the rio Parnaíba basin, and B. retrospina Boulenger 1892 from the Rio Paraguay system. The group is often referred to collectively as 'silver dollar tetras' and tho...

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