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	Scientific Name: Uaru fernandezyepezi
	Pronunciation: w -r f r-n n-d s- -p z-
	Geo. Origin: Columbia
	Habitat: Still or Slow-Moving Water with Root Tangles
	Diet: Omnivore
	Gender Differences: Monomorphic
	Breeding: Substrate Spawner
	Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
	Conspecific Temperament: Aggressive
	Maximum Size: 10"
	Temperature: 82°F
	pH: 5
	Water Hardness: Very Soft
	Difficulty: 4

Images:

Juvenile Sub-adult ​

Photo Credit: Oliver Lucanus

Articles:

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Comments:

This fish was only a rumor until it was collected in 1988. Only the second fish to be formally described in the genus, fernandezyepezi is a real challenge for the aquarist. Imported species are limited and wild fish have proven to demand very clean water with the parameters outlined above. Adults are striking and very different in appearance to juveniles.