Corumba cichlid
Apistogramma commbrae
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A dwarf cichlid from the Paraguay River basin (Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina). The female lays her eggs on the roof of a cave and does most of the brood care.
- Scientific name
- Apistogramma commbrae
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Apistrogramma corumbae, Heterogramma commbrae, Heterogramma corumbae
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 15–27 °C
- pH
- 6–7.4
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–6 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.3 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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