Agassiz' dwarf cichlid

Male Agassiz's dwarf cichlids are territorial by nature.

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The Agassiz' dwarf cichlid lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 5.0 - 7.0, dH range: 0 - 12 environment.

Agassiz' Dwarf cichlid is an "Apistogramma" from the Amazon basin. The body is elongated and the fins are long-based and pointed. These cichlids are generally peaceful but will claim and defend territories. More

The Agassiz' Dwarf Cichlid accepts a wide range of prepared foods like flakes, cichlid sticks and small granules, as well as frozen, freeze-dried or live foods such as artemia, spirulina, brine shrimp, blood worms, mosquito larvae etc. More

Common names

Agasio nykštukė in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba)
Agassiz Zwergbuntbarsch in German (Deutsch)
Agassiz' dværgcichlide in Danish (dansk)
agassiz' dwarf cichlid in English
agassiz' dwarf cichlid in Unknown
Agassiz' Zwergbuntbarsch in German (Deutsch)
Agassiz's dwarf cichlid in English
Agassízi in Portuguese (Português)
Apistogramma agassizii in Catalan (Català)
Apistogramma agassizii in French (français)
Loistokääpiöahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Pielęgniczka Agassiza in Polish (polski)
Spetsstjärtscichlid in Swedish (Svenska)
Tefe-Zwergbuntbarsch in German (Deutsch)
小隐带丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
小隱帶麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
阿氏隐带丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
阿氏隱帶麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Apistogramma
Species : Apistogramma agassizii
Authority : Steindachner, 1875