{"product_id":"dwarf-cichlid-apistogramma-rio-mamore","title":"Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma Rio Mamore","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eApistogramma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ \u003c\/span\u003eSize: 4cm young \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eApistogramma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a large \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genus\" title=\"Genus\"\u003egenus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freshwater_fish\" title=\"Freshwater fish\"\u003efreshwater fish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Family_(biology)\" title=\"Family (biology)\"\u003efamily\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cichlidae\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Cichlidae\"\u003eCichlidae\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e native to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_America\" title=\"South America\"\u003eSouth America\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but also commonly kept in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freshwater_aquarium\" title=\"Freshwater aquarium\"\u003eaquariums\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dwarf_cichlid\" title=\"Dwarf cichlid\"\u003edwarf cichlids\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat mostly feed on tiny animals and have breeding behaviors that vary depending on the exact species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eApistogramma\u003c\/i\u003e are exclusively found in tropical and subtropical South America in the lowlands east of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andes\" title=\"Andes\"\u003eAndes\u003c\/a\u003e. The highest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species_richness\" title=\"Species richness\"\u003erichness\u003c\/a\u003e is in the western \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amazon_Basin\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Amazon Basin\"\u003eAmazon Basin\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orinoco_Basin\" title=\"Orinoco Basin\"\u003eOrinoco Basin\u003c\/a\u003e, but there are also species in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guianan_Shield\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Guianan Shield\"\u003eGuianan Shield\u003c\/a\u003e, eastern Amazon Basin, rivers flowing into the Atlantic in northern Brazil (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tocantins_River\" title=\"Tocantins River\"\u003eTocantins\u003c\/a\u003e–\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Araguaia_River\" title=\"Araguaia River\"\u003eAraguaia\u003c\/a\u003e to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parna%C3%ADba_River\" title=\"Parnaíba River\"\u003eParnaíba\u003c\/a\u003e) and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata_Basin\" title=\"Río de la Plata Basin\"\u003eRío de la Plata Basin\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-FishBase_1-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-FishBase-1\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Sleen2017_2-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Sleen2017-2\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Kullander2005_3-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Kullander2005-3\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Wise2017_4-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Wise2017-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Although a few species are widespread, most members of this genus have small ranges.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Wise2017_4-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Wise2017-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Tougard2017_5-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Tougard2017-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Few members of the genus have been evaluated by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IUCN\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"IUCN\"\u003eIUCN\u003c\/a\u003e, mostly either ranking as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Least_concern\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Least concern\"\u003eleast concern\u003c\/a\u003e (not threatened) or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Data_deficient\" title=\"Data deficient\"\u003edata deficient\u003c\/a\u003e (limited available data prevents an evaluation), but some of the highly localized \u003ci\u003eApistogramma\u003c\/i\u003e species likely are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Threatened_species\" title=\"Threatened species\"\u003ethreatened\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Tougard2017_5-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Tougard2017-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Romer2011_6-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Romer2011-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Romer2015_7-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Romer2015-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Primary threats to their survival are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deforestation\" title=\"Deforestation\"\u003edeforestation\u003c\/a\u003e (causing changes in their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microhabitat\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Microhabitat\"\u003emicrohabitat\u003c\/a\u003e) and pollution (for example by oil drilling or mining).\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Romer2011_6-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Romer2011-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Romer2015_7-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Romer2015-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eApistogramma\u003c\/i\u003e generally inhabit streams, or edges of rivers or lakes.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Sleen2017_2-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Sleen2017-2\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Most prefer sheltered habitats with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leaf_litter\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Leaf litter\"\u003eleaf litter\u003c\/a\u003e on the bottom in water with little movement and a shallow depth, up to about 40 cm (1.3 ft), although a few species occur deeper, in fast-flowing water, in more open habitats or at the surface among floating plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eApistogramma\u003c\/i\u003e are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Omnivore\" title=\"Omnivore\"\u003eomnivores\u003c\/a\u003e, but tending towards \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Predation\" title=\"Predation\"\u003emicropredatory\u003c\/a\u003e. Their main food items consist of aquatic insect \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larvae\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Larvae\"\u003elarvae\u003c\/a\u003e and other small \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invertebrate\" title=\"Invertebrate\"\u003einvertebrates\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juvenile_fish\" title=\"Juvenile fish\"\u003efish fry\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algae\" title=\"Algae\"\u003ealgae\u003c\/a\u003e and plant debris.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Sleen2017_2-5\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Sleen2017-2\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Rodrigues2012_9-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Rodrigues2012-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrood care is highly developed, as in most cichlids. Nearly all \u003ci\u003eApistogramma\u003c\/i\u003e species \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spawn_(biology)\" title=\"Spawn (biology)\"\u003espawn\u003c\/a\u003e in crevices (small caves), typically in holes in sunken logs or branches, or in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leaf_litter\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Leaf litter\"\u003eleaf litter\u003c\/a\u003e aggregations. A number of breeding strategies exist in the genus. Some species breed in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polygyny_in_animals\" title=\"Polygyny in animals\"\u003epolygamous\u003c\/a\u003e harems, while other species form \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monogamy_in_animals\" title=\"Monogamy in animals\"\u003emonogamous\u003c\/a\u003e pairs.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Sleen2017_2-6\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Sleen2017-2\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Three of the described species, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma_barlowi\" title=\"Apistogramma barlowi\"\u003eA. barlowi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Apistogramma_megastoma\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Apistogramma megastoma (page does not exist)\"\u003eA. megastoma\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Apistogramma_pantalone\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Apistogramma pantalone (page does not exist)\"\u003eA. pantalone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, practice \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mouthbrooding\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Mouthbrooding\"\u003emouthbrooding\u003c\/a\u003e, either by both parents or only by the female.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Romer2017_15-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Romer2017-15\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-16\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-16\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In most cases, regardless of the breeding strategy, the female is more highly involved with care of the eggs and fry, whilst the male defends a territory from predators.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Sleen2017_2-7\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apistogramma#cite_note-Sleen2017-2\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The sex of the fry is affected by the water conditions: In all species where it has been studied \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temperature-dependent_sex_determination\" title=\"Temperature-dependent sex determination\"\u003ewarmer water results in more males\u003c\/a\u003eand in some species more acidic water (lower \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PH\" title=\"PH\"\u003epH\u003c\/a\u003e) also results in more males.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater Conditions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e72-86° F, KH 2-15, pH 6.0-7.0\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaximum Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2.5\" - 3\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCarnivore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum Tank Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e20 gallons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Quantity Available - Will Sell out Fast!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe can’t ship Livestock and Live Plants to WA and TAS due to State Restrictions. 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