Scientific name: Apistogramma Eremnopyge
Origin : Known only from Loreto region in northeastern (Amazonian) Peru.
Type locality is ‘Río Pintuyacu, 48 kilometers on road from Iquitos to Nauta, Río Itaya drainage, Province Loreto, Peru’ and it’s also been recorded from tributaries of the Nanay system in the same area.
An additional population is known from the Río Tapiche, a tributary of the Río Ucayali located well over 150 km further
Little information is available but apparently inhabit slower-moving tributaries, backwaters and creeks containing very soft clear or black water water in areas where fallen leaf litter collects.
Difficulty in keeping: Easy
Maximum size: 6-7cm Males 4-5 cm Females
Selling size: 2.0-3.0 cm and above
Temperature: 22 – 29 °C (25°C preferred)
pH: 6-7.8 Our fish are bred and grown at a ph between 6.0 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.