Astatoheros altifrons is a stunning cichlid from Central America.
Fairly uncommon it is a good representative of the Central American family of eartheaters - the Astatoheroines. A good example of covergent evolution - these fish greatly resemble the Satanoperca of Amazonia. Although these families are not closely related. They are ideally huilt for their lifestyle having a long snout with eyes set far back. To feed they seem to hover above the substrate and then divebomb so their snout is buried to the eye - hence having them set far back on the head.
For Central American cichlids these are very peaceful and often fair poorly alongside boisterous tankmates. They are tricky to breed but follow the general process for breeding Central American cichlids.
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