Apistogramma agassizii
Encyclopedia
Apistogramma agassizii is the scientific name for the Agassiz's dwarf cichlid, a fish
that occurres in many Southern tributaries of the Amazon river
.
levels as low as possible. The Agassiz's dwarf cichlid grows to 4 inches (10 cm.) in length. It prefers a harddnes level of 50–10 m/gl and a pH
of 6.0.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
that occurres in many Southern tributaries of the Amazon river
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
.
In the aquarium
Male Agassiz's dwarf cichlids are territorial by nature. Just like all dwarf cichlids the Agassiz's dwarf cichlid requires weekly partial water changes in order to keep the nitrateNitrate
The nitrate ion is a polyatomic ion with the molecular formula NO and a molecular mass of 62.0049 g/mol. It is the conjugate base of nitric acid, consisting of one central nitrogen atom surrounded by three identically-bonded oxygen atoms in a trigonal planar arrangement. The nitrate ion carries a...
levels as low as possible. The Agassiz's dwarf cichlid grows to 4 inches (10 cm.) in length. It prefers a harddnes level of 50–10 m/gl and a pH
PH
In chemistry, pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. Pure water is said to be neutral, with a pH close to 7.0 at . Solutions with a pH less than 7 are said to be acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline...
of 6.0.