Apistogramma hongsloi | 水產百科網

Apistogrammahongsloiisaspeciesofdwarfcichlidfish,nativetotheOrinocobasininSouthAmerica....Theyareoftenkeptintheaquariumsandprefertohave ...

Species of fish

Apistogramma hongsloi is a species of dwarf cichlid fish, native to the Orinoco basin in South America.[1] They are often kept in the aquariums and prefer to have soft, acidic water.

It is one of the more colorful Apistogramma species in some of its color forms, which are the result of selective breeding by aquarists.[2] The male has brighter colors than the female. The wild forms are infrequently seen in the aquarium trade, as they are not as colorful as the selectively bred strains.[2] The wild forms are dark yellowish-brown in the dry season, but in the rainy season where they breed, their colors become brighter, including the red spot at the base of the tail.[3]

This dwarf cichlid is found in the Orinoco basin in South America: along the middle Orinoco River, in the Vichada River drainage and the middle Meta River.[1] They typically live in small, slow-moving spring-fed streams that receive plenty of sunlight, have a pH below 5 and a temp...