Is a voracious species. Inhabits calm waters. In nature, it feeds mainly on zooplankton but it also consume plants, worms insects and crustaceans.
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Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail 1996 Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection Patrimoines Naturels 22: 429p. Paris: Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. (Ref. 12225)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=12225&speccode=546
