Scientific name: Apistogramma Biteaniata
Origin : Currently accepted to range over a wide area in parts of the Peruvian, Colombian, and Brazilian Amazon from the middle Marañón and lower Río Ucayali basins in Peru, continuing through the border region of ‘Tres Fronteras’ in downstream tributaries of the rio Solimões as far as Manaus and beyond the rio Madeira to the mouth of the rio Tapajós, Brazil.
The existence of A. bitaeniata in the rio Madeira drainage is a relatively recent discovery and actually calls into question its identity since the original type locality of “rio Madeira” given by Pellegrin was amended to “Colombia (Amazonas), environments of Leticia” by Kullander (1980) because the species wasn’t known to occur in the Madeira at that time.
Difficulty in keeping: Easy
Maximum size: 7-7.5cm Males 4-5 cm Females
Selling size: 3-4 cm and above
Temperature: 22 – 29 °C (25°C preferred)
pH: 6-7.8 Our fish are bred and grown at a ph between 6.5 and 7.5
Diet: Primarily carnivorous and apparently feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates in nature. In the aquarium live and frozen foods such as Brine shrimp, Daphnia and Blackworms should be offered regularly although most specimens will also learn to accept dried alternatives with pelleted products generally preferred to flake.
Disclaimer: Photos are taken of our own fish and usually the breeding parents, photos are for reference only and actual fish you will receive might slightly vary.