Leporinus friderici

Leporinus sits in the same headstander family as Anostomus but skips the extreme, permanent nose-down posture for a more conventional swimming angle — a reminder that "headstander" describes a spectrum of related fish rather than one single behavior. It makes up for the less dramatic posture with a genuinely varied diet in the wild, including fruit and seeds during Amazon flood season, making it one of the family's more effective seed-dispersers.

Care level: Moderate · Temperament: Peaceful, shoaling · Max size: ~10" · Min tank: 75 gal · Diet: Omnivore, flake/pellet + veggies