Heros efasciatus (Tefé)

The Tefé locality form of Heros efasciatus originates from the Rio Tefé region of the central Brazilian Amazon. It is distinguished by a particularly warm yellow-gold base colouration overlaid with fine red-orange spots across the flanks, and a well-defined lateral stripe. This form is sporadically available as wild imports and represents one of the more colourful natural variants in the severum complex. Best displayed in a biotope setup with tannin-stained water, driftwood, and dim lighting to maximise colour expression.