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Peaceful but males are territorial; keep with calm fish.
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Peaceful but males are territorial; keep with calm fish.
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.
Common problems. Tap one to see the signs. This is a guide, not a diagnosis.
Cave spawner (harem) · Hard
Cave spawner that lays its eggs in crevices or cavities. The male then defends his larger territory and courts other females, while the female guards and tends 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.
40-120 eggs
The female guards the wrigglers and then the free-swimming fry; feed microworms and newly hatched brine shrimp from day 4-5.
One of the largest Apistogramma, from Guyana and Suriname (a similar fish lives in eastern Venezuela). Described in 1908 and named after the Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner.
Regan described this species in 1908, originally in another genus, honouring Franz Steindachner. It comes from coastal rivers of Guyana and Suriname. It is one of the larger and hardier Apistogramma.
First described by C. Tate Regan in 1908. Named for Named after Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner.
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Valid name. Synonyms: Heterogramma steindachneri Regan, 1908; Apistogramma ornatipinnis Ahl, 1936; A. wickleri Meinken, 1960. DATZ code A138 (Demerara form); a very similar Venezuelan fish from the Cuyuni basin (A139) may or may not be the same species. Named after Franz Steindachner.
FishBase: Apistogramma steindachneri summaryLegacy has no family field; sourced value recorded.
FishBase: Apistogramma steindachneri summarySeriously Fish: males 8.0 cm SL, females 5.0 cm SL; FishBase 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed and 7.0 cm TL for a female. Standard length. Legacy 9 cm is a little high but close to male total length.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneri · FishBase: Apistogramma steindachneri summaryBoth sources give 20-25 °C; legacy 24-28 is too warm.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneri · FishBase: Apistogramma steindachneri summaryLegacy 5-7 lies inside Seriously Fish 4.0-7.5.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneri · FishBase: Apistogramma steindachneri summaryLegacy has no hardness; Seriously Fish range recorded.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneri · FishBase: Apistogramma steindachneri summary90 x 30 x 30 cm = 81 L (Seriously Fish also gives ~81 L); legacy 80 L matches.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneriSemi-aggressive in substance: territorial males fight each other but several females are tolerated; captive-raised fish suit a community.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneriLegacy has no range field. The legacy story says Venezuela, Colombia and Guyana; no source puts it in Colombia.
FishBase: Apistogramma steindachneri summaryThe blue-grey male and yellowish female colours in the legacy text are not described in the fetched text.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneriAgrees with the legacy harem cave-spawner text.
Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneriLegacy says "from Venezuela, Colombia and Guyana"; sources give Guyana and Suriname (Venezuela only for a possibly conspecific Cuyuni fish), not Colombia. "Often sold as wild-caught" is not checked.
FishBase: Apistogramma steindachneri summary · Seriously Fish: Apistogramma steindachneri