Like most Apistogramma species, A. Borelli are cave spawners, and in the wild breed during the rainy season due to the influx of food. To breed them in aquaria, many fishkeepers use indian almond leaves or another method to increase tannins to simulate the flooded banks of their wild habitat. Feeding rich foods like bloodworms or brine shrimp also helps. The female will lure the male into the cave, and then after spawning she will kick him out and fan the eggs for 36 hours until they hatch. Upon the eggs hatching, the female will guard them closely until they grow up.
Galleryedit
A male Apistogramma borellii "Opal".
A male Apistogramma borellii "Opal".
An Apistogramma borellii pair during a courtship ritual.
Referencesedit
^ abFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Apistogramma borelli" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
^Rhett A. Butler (1995). "Yellow Dwarf Cichlid Apistogramma borellii". Mongabay.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
^Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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apistogramma, borellii, common, names, umbrella, cichlid, umbrella, apisto, yellow, dwarf, cichlid, species, fish, genus, apistogramma, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, actinopterygii, order, cichliform. Apistogramma borellii common names umbrella cichlid umbrella apisto and yellow dwarf cichlid is a species of fish in the genus Apistogramma Apistogramma borellii Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Cichliformes Family Cichlidae Genus Apistogramma Species A borellii Binomial name Apistogramma borellii Regan 1906 Synonyms 1 Heterogramma borellii Regan 1906 Heterogramma ritense Haseman 1911 Heterogramma rondoni Miranda Ribeiro 1918 Apistogramma aequipinnis Ahl 1938 Apistogramma reitzigi Mitsch 1938 It is a South American dwarf cichlid found in the Paraguay River and Parana River 1 They are found further south than most other members of the genus and can thus tolerate cooler temperatures 2 The umbrella cichlid eats insects and crustaceans 3 The specific name honours the zoologist Alfredo Borelli 1858 1943 who collected the type 4 Contents 1 Breeding 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External links Breeding editLike most Apistogramma species A Borelli are cave spawners and in the wild breed during the rainy season due to the influx of food To breed them in aquaria many fishkeepers use indian almond leaves or another method to increase tannins to simulate the flooded banks of their wild habitat Feeding rich foods like bloodworms or brine shrimp also helps The female will lure the male into the cave and then after spawning she will kick him out and fan the eggs for 36 hours until they hatch Upon the eggs hatching the female will guard them closely until they grow up Gallery edit nbsp A male Apistogramma borellii Opal nbsp A male Apistogramma borellii Opal nbsp An Apistogramma borellii pair during a courtship ritual References edit a b Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2018 Apistogramma borelli in FishBase June 2018 version Apistogramma borellii Dwarfcichlid com Montana Exotic Tropicals 2007 Retrieved August 28 2011 Rhett A Butler 1995 Yellow Dwarf Cichlid Apistogramma borellii Mongabay com Retrieved August 28 2011 Christopher Scharpf amp Kenneth J Lazara 22 September 2018 Order CICHLIFORMES Family CICHLIDAE Subfamily CICHLINAE a c The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 17 November 2018 External links edit nbsp Media related to Apistogramma borellii at Wikimedia Commons Yellow dwarf cichlid Apistogramma borellii aqua fish net Records gbif org nbsp This Cichlidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apistogramma borellii amp oldid 1208658096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
