Three-striped Apisto
Apistogramma trifasciata
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A three-striped dwarf cichlid from the Guaporé basin, the Paraguay River and the middle Paraná (Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina). It lays its eggs on the roof of a cave.
- Scientific name
- Apistogramma trifasciata
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Apistogramma maciliense, Apistogramma maciliensis, Apistogramma trifasciatum haraldschultzi, Apistogramma trifasciatum trifasciatum, Biotodoma trifasciatus, Heterogramma trifasciatum maciliense
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.8 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- 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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