American Cichlids
Apistogramma juruensis
Apistogramma juruensis
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH5–6.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Juruá River (Brazil)
- Size
- 4 cm (males)
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 6.5
- GH
- 0 – 6 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1 male and 2 females
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Males have green iridescence on their faces and fins with red edges. Rare.
