American Cichlids
Agassiz's Apistogramma
Apistogramma agassizii
Photo: Sychriscar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5–7
- Minimum tank80 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Amazon Basin (Brazil), (Peru)
- Size
- 8 cm (males)
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (territorial, especially during breeding)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male with 2–3 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 80 L
- Diet
- carnivore (larvae, brine shrimp, protein pellets)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; the female cares for the eggs inside a cave
Notes: The male has a spear-shaped tail with a colored edge. It prefers soft, acidic water, dry leaves on the bottom, and small caves. There are many color varieties bred in captivity.
