Family: Characidae
Distribution: Triportheus auritus is a benthopelagic freshwater species distributed in Brazil’s Amazon River, the Tocantins and Araguia basins, and the Orinoco River basin, Trinidad.
PH: 5.0 – 7.5
Temperature: 22°C – 30C (72 – 86F)
Hardness: 0 – 20
Description: Triportheus auritus is an elongated Triporthus species that can reach up to 24 cm in the wild. This species is distinguished by the longitudinal scale row it has between the ventral keel and its pectoral-fin insertion. It also has 22 – 28 gill rakes and 40 – 46 lateral-line scales on its body.
Diet: Triportheus auritus presumably shares similar feeding habits to other members of the Triportheus family. It will most likely accept live, frozen and dried foods in an aquarium environment. You might feed it a range of fruits, nuts, insects and seeds.
Breeding: There is not a great deal of information available on this species’ breeding habits. It is unlikely to have been bred in an aquarium environment.
Comments: Triportheus auritus should probably housed in a tank that is at least 140 litres in volume. It might be a good idea, given its similarities to Triportheus angulatus, to add a fair amount of floating vegetation and a sandy substrate. This species will probably require a high oxygen concentration in its tank. Triportheus auritus is rarely seen in the aquarium environment and is probably best suited to experienced hobbyists.
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Recommended Compatible Species: There is barely any information on Triportheus auritus, but it should probably not be kept with small, timid tank mates. Like Triportheus angulatus, it could probably work with some South American cichlids, catfish and similarly sized characins.
Originally posted 2010-01-27 01:41:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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