Blue Cheek Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma eunotus
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A dwarf cichlid from the Amazon in Peru and Brazil. The female lays her eggs on the roof of a cave and tends them.
- Scientific name
- Apistogramma eunotus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–29 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–5 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5.3 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 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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