Umbrella dwarf cichlid

Care at a glance

Borelli's dwarf cichlid from the Paraguay and Paraná basins has a yellow head with a blue sheen and a dorsal fin it spreads like a fan. Coming from a subtropical region, it tolerates lower temperatures than most dwarf cichlids.

It is one of the most peaceful apistogrammas and therefore fits well in a planted community tank with small, calm fish. Give it one small cave per female, a soft substrate and some leaf litter; beyond that it is not fussy about water values.

Good to know

• Territorial

Related species

• African butterfly cichlidAnomalochromis thomasi
• Agassiz’s dwarf cichlidApistogramma agassizii
• Checkerboard cichlidDicrossus filamentosus
• Geophagus (other eartheaters)Geophagus sp.
• Keyhole cichlidCleithracara maronii
• Redhump eartheaterGeophagus steindachneri