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Peaceful with small fish; males hold small territories.
This one is best kept on its own, or with its own kind.
Peaceful with small fish; males hold small territories.
Frozen bloodworms, daphnia and brine shrimp, small sinking pellets and live baby brine shrimp.
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Cave spawner (harem) · Hard
Cave spawner: the eggs are stuck to the roof of a cave and the female cares for the eggs and larvae. Sexually mature at 3-4 months.
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.
30-60 eggs
The female guards the wrigglers and then the free-swimming fry; feed microworms and newly hatched brine shrimp from day 4-5.
A small dwarf cichlid from the upper Rio Juruá basin in Brazil, named after that river. Uncommon in the hobby, and fish sold as "Juruá" Apistos are not always this species.
Swedish ichthyologist Sven Kullander described this dwarf cichlid in 1986. It comes from the Rio Juruá in western Brazil. It is a small, rarely seen species in the aquarium trade.
First described by Sven O. Kullander in 1986. Named for Named after the Rio Juruá.
8 facts checked with sources
Valid name. Caution: fish are also traded as A. sp. "Juruá" and A. cf. juruensis (e.g. "black chin"), which are not necessarily this species; buy from labelled, locality-known stock. No Seriously Fish profile exists.
FishBase: Apistogramma juruensis summaryLegacy has no family field; sourced value recorded.
FishBase: Apistogramma juruensis summaryFishBase gives 2.4 cm SL (standard length), from Kullander 1986, the original description. This is the largest measured specimen, so aquarium fish may grow somewhat larger and total length is longer, but no reliable source supports the legacy 7 cm.
FishBase: Apistogramma juruensis summaryLegacy 24-28 lies inside FishBase 22-29.
FishBase: Apistogramma juruensis summaryNo lifespan found. FishBase notes sexual maturity at 3-4 months.
FishBase: Apistogramma juruensis summaryLegacy has no range field. Named after the Juruá river system, its type locality.
FishBase: Apistogramma juruensis summaryAgrees with the legacy cave-spawner text; the harem set-up is not confirmed.
FishBase: Apistogramma juruensis summaryJuruá origin confirmed. "Peaceful" and "uncommon" are not checked against a source; the naming caution reflects trade names A. sp. "Juruá" and A. cf. juruensis.
FishBase: Apistogramma juruensis summary