American Cichlids
Apistogramma viejita
Apistogramma viejita
Photo: lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature25–29 °C
- pH5–6.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Meta River (Colombia)
- Size
- 5 cm (males)
- Temperature
- 25 – 29°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: Males have red faces and blue iridescence on their bodies. They require very soft, acidic water for breeding.
