Apistogramma - Hongsloi

Apistogramma Hongsloi hail from the Orinoco River Basin in Venezuala and Columbia. Growing up to 7cm in length, these stunning freshwater dwarf cichlids will certainly add a splash of colour and personality to your aquarium. To mimic their natural environment, reduce stress and promote natural colouration, consider fine sand as a substrate. Apistogramma Hongsloi love to sift through sand in search of food. Support your Apistogramma Hongsloi to thrive by providing driftwood and caves to make them feel secure and encourage breeding behaviour. To simulate their natural black water environment, add almond leaves which will release natural tannins into the water.

Apistogramma Hongsloi are best kept in a male – female pair or a males with several females. They can become aggressive and territorial when guarding their eggs so be mindful to avoid housing with other fish that are dwell in the lower depths of the aquarium. To promote mating, provide one or more caves or cave like structures, where the female will lay her eggs on the ceiling and guard them.

At Wirral Aquatics we feed our Apistogramma Hongsloi EBO Pro soft artemia, mussel sticks and insect meal. We also feed live foods including brine shrimp, blood worm and daphnia.