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	Scientific Name: Chaetobranchopsis australis
	Pronunciation: k -t -br ng-k p-s s -str l-y s
	Common Name(s): Basketmouth
	Geo. Origin: Paraguay (Bahia Negra to Rio Paraguay) & Bolivia (Rio Guapore) eastward into Argentina
	Habitat: Pond-like expansions of small streams and lagoons
	Diet: Carnivore
	Gender Differences: Monomorphic
	Breeding: Substrate Spawner
	Temperament: Peaceful
	Conspecific Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
	Maximum Size: 10"
	Temperature: 78°F
	pH: < 7
	Water Hardness: Soft
	Difficulty: 5

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An unusual cichlid in that is it a filter-feeding planktivore. Small foods (brine shrimp, prepared bits, cyclops & daphnia) must be fed very frequently or they will starve. Adults grow long dorsal and ventral fin filaments.