/perciformes/cichlidae/apistogramma/cacatuoides/1.jpg "Apistogramma cacatuoides")
Male of "Double orange" captive bred form/perciformes/cichlidae/apistogramma/cacatuoides/2.jpg "Apistogramma cacatuoides")
Female, "Double orange" captive bred variant./perciformes/cichlidae/apistogramma/cacatuoides/3.jpg "Apistogramma cacatuoides")
Male/perciformes/cichlidae/apistogramma/cacatuoides/4.jpg "Apistogramma cacatuoides")
Orange variant - female./perciformes/cichlidae/apistogramma/cacatuoides/5.jpg "Apistogramma cacatuoides")
Orange variant - male.
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Apistogramma cacatuoides Hoedeman, 1951 |
| Common Names | Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid Crested Dwarf Cichlid, Kakadu-Zwergbuntbarsch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Amazon River basin, between 69°W and 71°W [originally Paramaribo, Suriname (in error)]. |
| Type Locality Notes | Co-ords for the middle of the amazon river have been manually input here. |
| 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 | 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in tributaries of the Ucayali, Amazon and Solimôes rivers from the Pachitea River to Tabatinga. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.0 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 24.0-25.0°C or 75.2-77°F (Show species within this range) |
| 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 but a single breeding report, read it here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 4), pp 1, fig. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
| 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 but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.413.2570 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2010 Dec 08 08:43) |