NOT MUCH KNOWN AND SINCERE very difficult to find the Apistogramma VIEJA from Columbia and 'A Fish shy and AMA AQUARIUS equipped with hiding places and dense vegetation (abundance THEN WITH AQUATIC PLANTS ALONG A FILAMENT), it is' difficult to breed EVEN IF PRESENTS One difficulty 'RESPECT OF THE POWER TO BE IN GRANULES OR FLAKES AS THE FOOD CAN LIVE' CAUSED intestinal infections.

1. There are three varieties of naturally well A. Vieja, very different, but in specialist shops in most cases it is only one, which actually is very similar to A. MacMaster, it is more often are crosses between these two species.

2 °. Values of water: In the wild the A. Vieja living in waters difficult to reproduce in the aquarium, in fact have the hardness (GH and KH) are not measurable or at least close to 0 ° and a pH 5.For, considering the fact now that all fish found in stores are reproduced in captivity, optimum values are:

gH between 4 ° and 6 °

kH between the 3rd and 5th

pH between 6 and 6.5

3 ° In terms of behavior are certainly dwarf cichlids with a distinctly territorial instinct and therefore are very aggressive during the breeding season for this, although quite small in size (the male reaches 5cm, while the females 3cm!), you should raise them in tanks large enough, usually the minimum for a pair of 60cm has an aquarium, but if you want to create a trio (1m and 2f) the appropriate length must not be less than 100cm!

4th grade and well planted aquarium with several "hiding" or crevices where you can lay stones or made of wood and also would be good to blur a bit 'intense neon light with some floating plants or with plants that grow on the surface, as eg Vallisneria gigantea.

We thank Mr. Charles for the photo and change the card.