Vieja hartwegi small

Species: Vieja hartwegi (Taylor and Miller, 1980) Synoma: Cichlasoma hartwegi, Paratheraps hartwegi, Theraps hartwegi Origin: Central America Localities/Morphs:Drainages of the Upper Rio Grijalva, between Tuxtla Gutierrez and Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. Maximum size: males 30cm, females 25cm Natural habitat: fast flowing mountain streams and rivers and inhabits sandy, rocky, silty, and muddy areas. Inhabits all areas within its territorial boundaries. Almost all habitats are largely free of vegetation. Fishes from the same localities include Parachromis grammodes, Profundulus spp., Rhamdia guatemalensis, Poecilia sphenops along with a number of Characins from the genera Astyanax and Brycon (Linke and Staeck, 1995). Natural foods/prey: Omnivorous, aquatic plants, shrimp, small fish, and insect larvae. Water chemistry in the wild: ph 7-8, general hardness 10-30 dgH, carbonate hardness 12-18 dkH