Apistogramma Trifasciata

Apistogramma trifasciata
by Marco Lacerda
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997
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Apistogramma trifasciata
Common Names:
Blue Apistogramma
Three-Stripe Dwarf Cichlid ...

Apistogramma trifasciata by Don Kinyon
Summary: After several weeks of courting, Don's female finally laid eggs in a flower pot and protected them fiercely. The fry were raised successfully.

The tank is heavily planted and has a little school of pygmy corydoras, a school of rednose tetras, 2 flying foxes, 4 otocinclus and 4 apistogramma trifasciata.

Apistogramma trifasciata Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
Apistogramma tucurui Staeck, 2003
Apistogramma uaupesi Kullander, 1980
Apistogramma urteagai Kullander, 1986
Apistogramma velifera Staeck, 2003
Apistogramma viejita Kullander, 1979 ...

This is a very attractive Apisto that is most closely related to Apistogramma trifasciata. The species has been in the hobby since 1995 when it was introduced in Germany. The description is interesting reading for many dwarf cichlid fans.

Apistogramma steindachneri
Apistogramma trifasciata
Apistogramma viejita
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Apistogramma trifasciata
SYN : Apistogramma trifasciatum, Biotodoma trifasciatum, Heterogramma trifasciatum
PD : An elongated fish with its first rays being very similar to those of the Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid.

See also: Apistogramma, Fish, Cichlid, Water, Dwarf