Description

Also known as Big Mouth Apistogramma, Cockatoo Apisto, Cockatoo Apistogramma, Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid, Crested Apisto, Crested Dwarf Cichlid, Orange Flash Cockatoo Cichlid, South American Cichlid.

Found in areas with plenty of cover, over both clear and white waters, of small shallow streams, of the Amazon River basin and its tributaries. Also in lagoons of water, in the rain forests.
They feed on benthic invertebrates.
Length - 5cm
Depth - ?m
Widespread South America

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
These fish brood their eggs in their mouths to protect their young. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/Summary/Apistogramma-cacatuoides.html