Biotoecus

[element]

just got 6 of these please excuse the poor photos these are still shy.

wish me luck!
-Jason

 

[Apistt_ed]

yes yes... congrats and best of luck with them! john

 

[blueblue]

The tank's setting looks so natural, well-done!!

 

[element]

The tank's setting looks so natural, well-done!!

thanks i hope they like it enough to give me babies!

 

[element]

yes yes... congrats and best of luck with them! john

Thanks! if they are as sensitive as i hear i will need all the luck i can get!
-Jason

 

[retro_gk]

Their sensitivity is way overblown, if you ask me. So long as they're not too far gone when you get them and you keep water quality up, they're no different from any other cichlid.

 

[peterK]

Wow beautiful fish! Love them!
Are they B. opercularis or B. dicentrarchus? I think those first, but I'm not sure:biggrin:

Piotr >>>

 

[sciaccaj20]

Great looking fish, best of luck with them!!!

What kind of leaves do you have in there, and can you let me know the benefits of them. I'm pretty new to dwarf cichlids, so any advise you can give would be great. Thanks in advance.

 

[element]

Their sensitivity is way overblown, if you ask me. So long as they're not too far gone when you get them and you keep water quality up, they're no different from any other cichlid.

they came in great shape so hopefully i'll have no problems!
-Jason

 

[element]

Wow beautiful fish! Love them!
Are they B. opercularis or B. dicentrarchus? I think those first, but I'm not sure:biggrin:

Piotr >>>

unsure which species they truly are came to me as opercularis but that means little they could be the other.
-Jason

 

[element]

Great looking fish, best of luck with them!!!

What kind of leaves do you have in there, and can you let me know the benefits of them. I'm pretty new to dwarf cichlids, so any advise you can give would be great. Thanks in advance.

Thanks and welcome to the highly addictive world of apistogramma!! the leaves are oak . they help acicify the water by adding benificial humic acid. they also encourage the growth of tiny organisms that baby dwarfs love! in addition they provide shelter and breeding caves. so as you can see these leaves are quite helpful in keeping and breeding , and they're FREE!!:biggrin:
-Jason

 

[element]

Update

new pic

any opinions, opercularis - dicentrarchus

 

[Mike Wise]

It has 3 anal spines, indicating it is an A. opercularis form. Body profile seems to be that of A. opercularis, instead of A. cf. opercularis. Do you know where they came from?

 

[element]

It has 3 anal spines, indicating it is an A. opercularis form. Body profile seems to be that of A. opercularis, instead of A. cf. opercularis. Do you know where they came from?

believe they are from rio negro .

 

[peterK]

believe they are from rio negro .

Hmmm... as far as I know, they both come from the same area.
By the way, Is B. dicentrarchus more rarely imported species than Opercularis?

Greetings,
Piotr

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[Mike Wise]

B. dicentrarchus is found only in the Orinoco. The upper Rio Negro has B. cf. opercularis. B. opercularis is found in the lower Rio Negro & many localities in the middle Amazon Basin. B. dicentrarchus is almost never imported as a species except by hobbyist collectors. BTW the photo of "B. dicentrarchus" in Römer's Atlas is actually A. cf. opercularis.

 

[peterK]

B. dicentrarchus is found only in the Orinoco. The upper Rio Negro has B. cf. opercularis. B. opercularis is found in the lower Rio Negro & many localities in the middle Amazon Basin. B. dicentrarchus is almost never imported as a species except by hobbyist collectors. BTW the photo of "B. dicentrarchus" in Römer's Atlas is actually A. cf. opercularis.

Good to know, Mike. Thanks.

Greetings,
Piotr
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