As a substrate, sand is preferred as these fish will sift through the substrate filtering the sand for detritus. The diet of the cockatoo cichlid is a combination of dried foods such as well as frozen or live foods such as artemia, daphnia and chironomid- and mosquito larvae. The cockatoo cichlid is a substrate spawner and will use these shelters as a nursery. The hideouts can be reverse pots for plants, coconuts or rock shelters. The sides and back of the tank need to be well-planted and there need to be hideouts. The tankĪpistogramma cacatuoides can be housed in a tank of 80cm in length, as a minimum requirement better would be 100cm. The Apistogramma cacatuoides has their origins in the Amazon basin in Peru and Brazil, South America. There are several commercially bred species available such as the Double or Tripple Red. Colours in females will then change to yellow and black. Females have a brown/greyish tone that changes when they want to mate. The dorsal and caudal fins have attractive orange colouring. Males of the Apistogramma cacatuoides are slightly bigger then the females and the colouring is also more vivid with the males then with females. They are likely to cope better with temperature changes and this makes them easier for beginner to keep. The cockatoo cichlid can be kept in water with a neutral pH varying from 6.8 to 7.6. This is the reason these fish are suited for beginners who can even breed with these fish. The Apistogramma cacatuoides or Cockatoo Cichlid is likely the most sturdy of the Apistogramma genus.
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