Apistogramma nijsseni

Nijssen's Apisto, Carahuayte River Dwarf Cichlid, Panda Dwarf Cichlid

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Name: Apistogramma nijsseni
Origin: Carahuayte River (Peru)
Size	Tank	pH	Temp
4 cm	40 L	6.5	24°C

I've just gotten three of these guys, 1 male and 2 females. They have more personality then my cockatoo Apistogrammas do, they will come to the front of the tank and follow my finger anywhere it goes. They love plants to hide in and have got to where they will dig around the roots and uproot them. They have been taking up with a pair of Bitaeniata Apistogrammas, they love to play what looks like a game of tag. They are still quite small, but they are still so entertanining to watch and have started to get their coloring and markings to the point of being a beautiful fish with their own personality.

Update: I have had my trio of these beautiful little guys for about 5 months now. I've seen them in top water as well as in the bottom of the tank. They are more at home in a heavily planted tank with caves for spawing. The females hide most of the time, whereas the male is always out and about. The male has a lot more coloring to him than the females until breeding time, then the females color up with the brightest yellow I've every seen. I have two fry batches from them, but none have lived passed the wiggler stage. I'm hoping to change that as they have been moved to a 75 L tank of their own. The females really watch the fry and fight off all comers but the male, and this is where I lost the fry. These little guys and gals have made my S.A. tank complete.

An excellent fish, but hard for beginners. I had a pair, but unfortunately the female died from an unknown reason. The males tend to be a little territorial. I have one male now with some tetras and a pair of blue rams. They are sharing a 40 L planted tank really well as far as I know, but I am doing very often water changes to keep the water in good quality. Recently I changed the gravel from natural colour to black, so as to bring out the beautiful coloration of this fish!