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Scientific Name Apistogramma bitaeniata  Pellegrin, 1936
Common Name Zweistreifen-Zwergbuntbarsch (Germany)
Type Locality Rio Madeira, Brazil.
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 46mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, restricted to Peruvian and adjacent Brazilian black-water river systems (collected in the lower Nanay, Mazán and Tigre in Peru, near Leticia in Colombia, and in Igarapé Preto and Lago Tefé in Brazil).
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Tigre (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo, Mazán (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 Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Acclimatation de France v. 83, pp 56.
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Last Update 2020 Nov 08 13:10 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 21:31)