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A peaceful dwarf with territorial males; give each male room.
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A peaceful dwarf with territorial males; give each male room.
Frozen bloodworms, daphnia and brine shrimp, small sinking pellets and live baby brine shrimp.
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Males grow larger and have a reddish band at the outer edge of the tail and lappet-like extensions on the dorsal fin that grow with age. Females are smaller, with a plain yellowish tail and much shorter dorsal rays.
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Cave spawner (harem) · Moderate
Cave spawner that lays its eggs in crevices or cavities; afterwards the male returns to his larger territory and the female guards the eggs and fry.
Keep one male with 2-4 females; each female claims a cave, pot or coconut shell.
A 40 L tank with a sponge or gentle filter, fine sand, many small caves, terracotta pots and leaf litter, with soft, slightly acidic water.
Soft, slightly acidic water, warmer temperatures, frequent water changes and live or frozen foods.
40-90 eggs
The female guards the wrigglers and then the free-swimming fry; feed microworms and newly hatched brine shrimp from day 4-5.
From the lower Rio Huallaga system in the Peruvian Amazon. Sold for years as A. sp. "Inca" or "Inka 50" before it was described in 2004.
This dwarf cichlid was known in the hobby as 'Inka 50' before its description in 2004. It comes from northern Peru. Males show bright yellow and blue colours.
First described by Römer, Hahn, Römer, Soares & Wöhler in 2004.
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Valid name, described 2004. Before description it was traded as A. sp. "Inca/Inka", "Inka 50", "highfin nijsseni", "Nijsseni 2" and "red crescent" (DATZ code A188). Named after Hans A. Baensch. Keep locality forms labelled to avoid hybrids.
FishBase: Apistogramma baenschi summaryLegacy has no family field; sourced value recorded.
FishBase: Apistogramma baenschi summaryMales 5.5 cm SL, females 4.0 cm SL (Seriously Fish); FishBase 5.3 cm SL. Standard length; total length is somewhat longer, but legacy 8 cm is too large.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschi · FishBase: Apistogramma baenschi summarySeriously Fish 20-26 °C; legacy 24-28 runs warmer than the sourced range. FishBase gives no temperature.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschiWild habitat measured at about pH 4.1-6.3 per Seriously Fish. Legacy 5-7 is too high at the top.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschiLegacy has no hardness; Seriously Fish range recorded.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschi80 x 30 x 30 cm = 72 L (Seriously Fish also gives ~72 L). Legacy 60 L is too small.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschiSeriously Fish says it can be kept as a pair, or as several males with up to three times as many females in a larger tank (a hierarchy forms). No minimum number is given.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschiLegacy has no range field.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschi · FishBase: Apistogramma baenschi summaryLegacy says the male has a big rounded yellow-orange tail; Seriously Fish describes a reddish outer tail band and dorsal lappets instead.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschiAgrees with the legacy harem cave-spawner text; Seriously Fish allows several males with up to three times as many females in a larger tank.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschi"Inka 50" is one of this species' own trade names, not a separate form; text tightened.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma baenschi · FishBase: Apistogramma baenschi summary