Common name(s) | Apistogramma hongsloi Cichlid |
Scientific name | Apistogramma hongsloi |
Family | Cichlidae |
Originate from | Native to the Orinoco basin in South America. It is generally found in the wild in the Río Vichada and middle Río Meta basins in Colombia, plus the middle section of the Orinoco system in Venezuela |
Care required | Easy to care for and very beautiful |
Temperament | Relatively placid but territorial fish when spawning |
Colour & Form | Torpedo-shaped body with very elegant finnage |
Lifespan | Up to 5 years |
Adult size | 3 inches – male – 2 inches – female |
Diet | Carnivorous – eats Daphnia, Bloodworm, Tubifex worms and pellet food in the aquarium. |
Aquarium size | 36 inches in length or greater |
Compatible with | Most other Tetras, Barbs, Danios, Guppies and other livebearers, dwarf cichlids, smaller Gouramis, catfish and loaches that live in fairly acidic to neutral, soft water |
Avoid keeping with | Large and/or aggressive species in too small an aquarium and known fin-nippers |
Breeding | Easy if you put the fish in the right environment. |
Water temp | 73 – 84 Fahrenheit |
Water pH | 5.5 to 7.0 |
Water hardness (dGH or dH) | 1 to 6 dGH |
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