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Apistogramma staecki

Family: Cichlidae

Distribution: This South American dwarf cichid is found in the Amazon River basin, in the Mamoré and Guaporé River basins.

PH: 6 – 6.5

Temperature: 24°C – 28°C (75°F – 82°F)

Hardness: 2 – 5 dH

Description: Apistogramma staecki males grow to a length of 2.1 cm, while females can reach almost double the size at 4 cm.

Diet: Apistogramma staecki cichlids are most likely carnivorous and should be fed small live food.  You could feed this species a varied diet of flake, small pellets, mysis, blood worms, brine shrimp and chopped-up shrimps.

Breeding: If you keep your water conditions true to the recommendations, you will have no problem breeding this species.  However little actual information is available on this species, so it is best left to experienced hobbyists.

Comments: As with all Apistos, you should provide plenty of hiding spaces and spawning areas for Apistogramma staecki. You could easily house several of this species in a 30 gallon tank.

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Recommended Compatible Species:
Apistogramma can be great community fish and live happily with most Tetra species (particularly the Neon Tetra and Black Tetra). They are also great tank mates with Discus, Corydoras Catfish  (particularly Corydoras Sterbai and Corydoras aeneus) Angelfish, Clown loach, the common Guppy and Platy and most Gourami (such as the Blue Gourami and Dwarf Gourami like the Honey Gourami) Also can live happily with most Danio (particularly the Zebra Danio and Pearl Danio)  and also many Killifish make great tank mates.

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