South American Dwarf Cichlids | 水產百科網

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Dwarf cichlids is the term used for all members of the cichlid family (Cichlidae) whose maximum eventual size does not exceed 10 cm.

In South America this means the species of the genera Apistogramma, Apistogrammoides, Nannacara, Ivanacara, Laetacara, Dicrossus, Crenicara, Biotoecus, and Mikrogeophagus. Very few of them have common names and they are known simply “dwarf cichlids”. Exceptions are butterfly dwarf cichlids for Mikrogeophagus and chequerboard cichlids for Dicrossus/Crenicara, while Apistogramma are often called Apistos for short.

The South American dwarf cichlids comprise a total of some 150 species, all of which are readily maintained and bred in the aquarium. In addition there are cultivated forms of some species that exist only in captivity. These cultivated forms differ from the natural or wild forms mainly in their coloration, although there are also ...