temperature is at least 24 degrees Celsius. Multiple broods are raised per year. The fry appear to be adapted to lotic water. They exhibit strongly positive geotactic behavior, actively swimming down to the substrate upon hatching from the egg and adhering themselves to the bottom by means of three pairs of mucous glands. See also List of freshwater aquarium fish species References External link Heroini Cichlid fish of Central America Cichlid fish of North America Freshwater fish of Mexico Freshwater fish of the United States Fish of Guatemala Fish of Nicaragua Taxa named by Albert Günther Fish described in 1862 Articles containing video clips