American Cichlids
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Photo: Britzke · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5–6.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon (Peru), Brazil, (Colombia)
- Size
- 6 cm (males)
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 6.5
- GH
- 0 – 6 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male and 2 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal care in a cave
Notes: Two dark longitudinal lines and a dorsal fin with long rays. There are many local forms with different colorations.
