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Scientific Name Apistogramma trifasciata  (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Common Name Apistogramma-Zwergbuntbarsch (Germany)
Type Locality Arroyo Chagalalina, Paraguay.
Synonym(s) Apistogramma maciliense, Apistogramma maciliensis, Apistogramma trifasciatum haraldschultzi, Apistogramma trifasciatum trifasciatum, Biotodoma trifasciatus, Heterogramma trifasciatum, Heterogramma trifasciatum maciliense
Pronunciation ah-PISS-toe-grah-mah
Etymology The genus name is a combination of the Greek apisto, meaning 'meaning uncertain, inconstant, unstable, faithless', and gramme, meaning 'line', in reference to the variably-developed lateral line of these species. 
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Size 38mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in the Guaporé drainage in Brazil; Paraná River basin, in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil and Paraguay, and in the middle Paraná River drainage in Argentina.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Middle Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Feeding Apistogramma should be fed mainly on foods that reach the bottom third of the aquarium. Prepared foods include flakes and granules that sink. Live or frozen live foods such as bloodworm or brineshrimp are recommended for bringing pairs into breeding condition. User data.
Breeding If there is not a bonded pair, setting up a breeding tank with one male and several females should encourage breeding. Water in the breeding tank should be slightly acidic (6-6.5 pH) and soft, around 5 dh. A specific breeding surface is necessary, often an upturned, small, plant pot or similar will suffice.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55, pp 536
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Last Update 2013 Oct 16 18:28 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 22:10)