Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
- Adult size
- 10 cm4 in
- Start with
- 1
- Tank length
- 40 cm16 in
- Lifespan
- 4–6 yrs
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C68–77 °F
- pH
- 6–8
- Hardness
- 5–15 dGH
- Diet
- omnivore
Cool-water dwarf eartheater; avoid keeping it permanently tropical and give fine sand for sifting.Cool-water dwarf eartheater; avoid keeping it permanently tropical and give fine sand for sifting.
Tank sizes
Good tankmates
Avoid with
- Irian Jaya rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Parkinson's rainbowfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Rusty cichlid
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Alligator gar
Alligator gar may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalisAlligator gar may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
- Altum angelfish
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Antenna ray
Antenna ray may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalisAntenna ray may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
- Arapaima
Arapaima may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalisArapaima may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
- Asian arowana
Asian arowana may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalisAsian arowana may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
- Australian pearl arowana
Australian pearl arowana may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalisAustralian pearl arowana may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
- Azure hap
No shared temperature rangeNo shared temperature range
- Barred bichir
Barred bichir may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalisBarred bichir may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
- Bullseye snakehead
Bullseye snakehead may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalisBullseye snakehead may eat Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
Sources
| temperature | 20–25 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
|---|---|---|
| ph | 6–8 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| gh | 5–15 | AqAdvisor (aqadvisor.com), retrieved 2026-10-04 · medium |
| origin | Uruguay and Parana basins, Uruguay and Argentina | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| notes | Cool-water dwarf eartheater; avoid keeping it permanently tropical and give fine | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| beginner friendly | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| care level | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| color palette | #C0B8A0, #4A9AC0, #D9803A | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| activity | moderate | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| swim zone | bottom | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| temperament | peaceful | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| fin nipper | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| long finned | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| territorial | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling | false | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| schooling min | 1 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| diet | omnivore | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| lifespan years | 4–6 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| growth to adult months | 10 | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| length weight | {"a":0.022,"b":3} | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · low |
| planted safe | true | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |
| body shape | cichlid | curated-v0 (needs expert review) · medium |