Meet The Xingu Rapids Cichlid - Retroculus xinguensis!

Retroculus xinguensis is one of the most iconic cichlids of the Xingu rapids. This large, beautifully coloured cichlid dominates the shallow water pepple and bedrock substrates of the Rio Xingu. Check out this amazing in it’s natural habitat. Skip forward to the last 7 minutes to see Retroculus xinguensis breeding in nature. Xingu book video: Index: 00:01 Retroculus xinguensis introduction 00:25 Retroculus xinguensis in nature, RIo Xingu rapids 00:42 habitat of Retroculus xinguensis in nature 01:42 Hypomasticus julii feeding in the habitat 02:40 earth eater, Geophagus argyrostictus in nature 03:03 Cichla melaniae - peacock bass in the rapids 04:14 Leporinus maculatus, tigrinus, villasboasorum in nature 06:20 Retroculus xinguensis breeding in nature 06:40 Retroculus xinguensis nest in nature 08:50 nest of Retroculus xinguensis in nature Other XINGU VIDEOS: Xingu book video: the upper Xingu tributaries collecting gold nugget plecos: my Xingu tank 1: my Xingu tank 2: Xingu pike cichlids 2: Xingu pike cichlids 1: upper Xingu Corys from Cachimbo: upper Xingu Virtual Reality, 360: Xingu Geophagus: Gnathodolus, Sartor and Synaptolaemus Also check out our other videos of other famous fish in nature: DISCUS IN NATURE GOLD NUGGET PLECO collecting - ( Baryancistrus xanthellus ) Orinoco Aquascape: Orinoco Delta: Predator Pool: Heros in nature: Rummynose in nature: CARDINALS in nature - ( Paracheirodon axelrodi ) APISTOGRAMMA in nature - ( Apistogramma alacrina ) CORYDORAS in nature - ( Corydoras habitat destruction ) STINGRAYS collecting in nature - ( Potamotrygon motoro ) BLUE RAMS in nature - ( Mikrogeophagus ramirezi )