Chanchito
Australoheros oblongus
- Tank length
- 35 cm14 in
- Start with
- 1
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C68–81 °F
- pH
- 7–8.5
- Adult size
- 8.7 cm3.4 in
- Lifespan
- 8–12 yrs
A subtropical cichlid that prefers cooler water; it digs and turns aggressive when spawning.A subtropical cichlid that prefers cooler water; it digs and turns aggressive when spawning.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Brilliant rasbora
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Lambchop rasboraNo shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat ChanchitoAlligator gar may eat Chanchito
- Altum angelfish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Amazon leaffish
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Antenna ray
Antenna ray may eat ChanchitoAntenna ray may eat Chanchito
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat ChanchitoArapaima may eat Chanchito
- Asian arowana
Asian arowana may eat ChanchitoAsian arowana may eat Chanchito
- Atahualpa dwarf cichlid
No shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
- Australian pearl arowana
Australian pearl arowana may eat ChanchitoAustralian pearl arowana may eat Chanchito
- Barred bichir
Barred bichir may eat ChanchitoBarred bichir may eat Chanchito
Bee shrimpNo shared pH rangeNo shared pH range
Data used by the planner
| Temperature | 20–27 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
|---|---|---|
| pH | 7–8.5 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Hardness (dGH) | 5–30 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium confidence |
| Origin | Southern Brazil | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Beginner friendly | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Swimming level | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Temperament | semi aggressive | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Nips fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Long fins | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Territorial | Yes | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lives in groups | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Minimum group | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |
| Lifespan (years) | 8–12 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Months to adult size | 15 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low confidence |
| Safe with plants | No | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium confidence |