| Apistogramma agassizii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Geophaginae |
| Genus: | Apistogramma |
| Species: | A. agassizii |
| Binomial name | |
| Apistogramma agassizii Steindachner, 1875 |
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Apistogramma agassizii is the scientific name for the Agassiz's dwarf cichlid, a fish that occurres in many Southern tributaries of the Amazon river.
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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 nitrate 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.
List of freshwater aquarium fish species