Two-Striped Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma bitaeniata
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A dwarf cichlid from the Amazon (Brazil, Peru and Colombia), from blackwater streams and backwaters. The female lays her eggs on the roof of a cave and tends them.
- Scientific name
- Apistogramma bitaeniata
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Apistogramma klausewitzi, Apistogramma kleei, Apistogramma pertense bitaeniata, Apistogramma sweglesi
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–29 °C
- pH
- 4.5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–5 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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