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Peaceful, with typical dwarf cichlid territorial behaviour.
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Peaceful, with typical dwarf cichlid territorial behaviour.
Frozen bloodworms, daphnia and brine shrimp, small sinking pellets and live baby brine shrimp.
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Males are larger, more colourful and have longer fins than females.
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Cave spawner (harem) · Hard
Cave spawner that lays its eggs in crevices or cavities. The female cares for the eggs and fry; in small tanks remove the male, as she can become hyper-aggressive. Pairs are often monogamous, so a harem is not needed.
Keep a single pair. This species is monogamous, so harems don't work.
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.
A dwarf cichlid from the Rio Ucayali and Rio Tahuayo in northern Peru, described in 1997 and named after the Panduro brothers, the exporters who first shipped it. It belongs to the A. nijsseni group, and the lower jaw sticking out past the upper sets it apart.
This dwarf cichlid has been traded as Apistogramma sp. 'Panduro', a form closely related to A. cacatuoides. It comes from Peru and is mostly sold as captive-bred fish. It is still widely known by its trade name.
14 facts checked with sources
Not an undescribed "sp." any more: formally described as Apistogramma panduro Römer, 1997. Also traded under the confusing name A. sp. "pandurini" and as blue panda / blue sky / azure cichlid; DATZ code A183 (a possibly conspecific Rio Tamshiyacu form is A184). Named after the Peruvian exporters Panduro Pinedo, who first recognised it as new.
FishBase: Apistogramma panduro summary · Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroLegacy has no family field; sourced value recorded.
FishBase: Apistogramma panduro summarySeriously Fish: males 7.5 cm SL, females 5.5 cm SL; FishBase gives only 4.9 cm SL. All standard length. Legacy 7 cm fits Seriously Fish male size.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduro · FishBase: Apistogramma panduro summaryLegacy 24-28 lies inside Seriously Fish 22-29 °C.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroLegacy upper limit 7 is above the sourced range.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroLegacy has no hardness; Seriously Fish range recorded.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduro60 x 30 x 30 cm = 54 L for one pair (Seriously Fish also shows ~54 L). Legacy 60 L is a little more generous.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroKept as a single pair; no minimum group number given.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroLegacy "p" (peaceful) understates it: aggressive to its own kind, and a guarding female may become hyper-aggressive in small tanks. Captive-raised fish suit a community with other species.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroSeriously Fish difficulty rating: 4 of 8 measures, "Moderate". Legacy care 2 of 3.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroLegacy has no range field. FishBase gives only "Peru (exact locality unknown)".
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroThe lyre tail with orange-red edges in the legacy text is not described in the sources.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduroFemale brood care confirmed, but the legacy harem set-up (one male, 2-4 females) does not fit: Seriously Fish says pairs often stay monogamous.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduro · FishBase: Apistogramma panduro summaryLegacy calls it an undescribed locality form closely related to A. cacatuoides. It is a described species in the A. nijsseni group; the A. cacatuoides group is only a neighbouring group in the same sublineage.
FishBase: Apistogramma panduro summary · Seriously Fish: Apistogramma panduro