American Cichlids
Apistogramma nijsseni
Apistogramma nijsseni
Photo: Sascha Biedermann · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature25–29 °C
- pH4.5–6.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Ucayali River (Peru)
- Size
- 6 cm (males)
- Temperature
- 25 – 29°C
- pH
- 4.5 – 6.5
- GH
- 0 – 5 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal care in a cave
Notes: Known as the panda apistogramma: the yellow female with black spots is more striking than the bluish male.
