Gymnogeophagus balzanii Dracaena Larger custom enclosures are encouraged

Larger custom enclosures are encouraged due to their size and seasonal activity bursts

While powerful and imposing

and heavily reliant on humidity

this species inhabits humid forests

Gymnogeophagus balzanii Dracaena Larger custom enclosures are encouragedGymnogeophagus balzani is an eartheater cichlid from the southern reaches of South America. Sometimes known as the Argentine Humphead, males develop exceptional (if not comical) nuchal humps that give them a distinct, blunt headed appearance. Like many other Gymnogeophagus, it actually prefers cool temperatures (Below 78 fahrenheit) and thus does not explicitly require a heater. They do not mix well with other cichlids, but a male and a group of