Family: Cichlidae
Distribution: Apistogramma urteagai, a South American dwarf cichlid, can be found in the Madre de Dios basin of the Amazon River basin, Peru.
PH: 5.0 – 6.0
Temperature: 22°C – 29°C (71°F – 84°F)
Hardness: 6 – 10 dH
Description: Apistogramma urteagai males can reach 4.1 cm in length.
Diet: Most Apistos can be fed small, live foods and a staple diet of flake and/or fish pellets.
Breeding: The Apistogramma urteagai female will deposit its eggs on the ceiling of caves and tend to them. It is advised you provide pot plants to act as caves for effective spawning.
Comments: There is not a lot of information on this species in an aquarium environment.
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Apistogramma can be great community fish and live happily with most Tetra species (particularly the Neon Tetra and Black Tetra). They are also great tank mates with Discus, Corydoras Catfish (particularly Corydoras Sterbai and Corydoras aeneus) Angelfish, Clown loach, the common Guppy and Platy and most Gourami (such as the Blue Gourami and Dwarf Gourami like the Honey Gourami) Also can live happily with most Danio (particularly the Zebra Danio and Pearl Danio) and also many Killifish make great tank mates.
Originally posted 2009-12-15 07:31:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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