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Scientific Name | Apistogramma cruzi Kullander, 1986 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Río Mazán tributary, above Puerto Alegre, Loreto, Peru. |
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. |
Species Information | |
Size | 51mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in the Napo River drainage of Peru and Ecuador and the Putumayo and Caquetá River drainages of Colombia. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Putumayo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Japurá, Caquetá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
Husbandry Information | |
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. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Cichlid fishes of the Amazon River drainage of Peru, pp 159, Figs. 49-50, Pl. 16. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2014 Aug 24 02:05 (species record created: 2013 Sep 05 17:14) |