Scientific name: Apistogramma Baenschi
Origin :Type locality is ‘Tributary of Rio Shanushi, lower Rio Huallaga System, Peru, with additional records from between the towns of Tarapoto and Yurimaguas in the Shanushi and Paranapura drainages, both left-bank tributaries of the Huallaga.
The Huallaga is a major tributary of the Río Marañón in the Amazonian portion of northern Peru.
Difficulty in keeping: Intermediate
Maximum size: 8-9cm Males 5-6 cm Females
Selling size: 3-4 cm and above
Temperature: 22 – 29 °C (25°C preferred)
pH: 6-7.8 Our fish are bred and grown at a ph between 6.0 and 7.5
Diet: Primarily carnivorous and apparently feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates in nature. In the aquarium live and frozen foods such as Brine shrimp, Daphnia and Blackworms should be offered regularly although most specimens will also learn to accept dried alternatives with pelleted products generally preferred to flake.
Disclaimer: Photos are taken of our own fish and usually the breeding parents, photos are for reference only and actual fish you will receive might slightly vary.