Apistogramma Atahulpa

[Benjamin Goh]

Hi guys. Im new to the site and to Apistos. I got a pair of Apistogramma Atahulpa Sunset "Rio Itaya" yesterday. What I realised is the female is extremely aggressive to the male, and I thought it could only happen the other way round. Hahaha. Any ideas to reduce the aggression, in hope of them breeding one day? I added cardinals today as dither, hopefully reducing the aggression.

Anyway, do you guys have any adult pictures of them? Would love to know what they will be like when they grow. They are currently 1.25"(?) thereabout, colours isn't out yet.

Thanks a lot.

Regards,
Benjamin

 

[Amazoniensis]

My A. atahualpa from Rio itaya....

 

[Tom C]

Congratulations with Apistogramma atahualpa!
I have collected this beautiful species in the wild, on several occasions the last years.
Have a look at my profile on A. atahualpa, and this small report from when we collected it in 2009.

 

[Benjamin Goh]

Thanks for the pictures and the links, guys!

Mine is still quite abit from its full glory.

May I ask if it is normal for the female to show aggression to the male? The male seems kinda startled.

 

[Vijendra]

Awesome pic and fish.....

 

[Benjamin Goh]

The apisto "fever" struck me today!

I bought A. Eremnopyge " Rio Itaya" and A. Bitaeniata " Rio Maniti "

And I have Nannacara Taenia and Aureocephalus coming in from Czech as well !

 

[Tom C]

....May I ask if it is normal for the female to show aggression to the male? ...

Yes, there are several situations where one could expect some aggression from the female towards the male.

- If the tank is too small,
- if there are not enough structures in the tank to prevent the two fishes to see each other all the time,
- if one of them is ready to spawn, but the other's not,
- if the female is about to or has spawned, she would "ask" the male not to stay close to her cave and eggs in order not to draw the attention of predators to the cave,
- if she doesn't like him (it's normally the female who chooses the partner),
- if there is a big difference in size,
- and of course: if they are different species!
Anyway; they usually will figure it out between them if the environment is satisfactory....

My experiences with this species is that they do best if the tank provides them with conditions close to what they meet in the wild....

(*Whispering so low that only Benjamin can hear it*:
The INTERNATIONAL CODE OF ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE (ICZN),
"Article 5. Principle of Binominal Nomenclature.
5.1. Names of species. The scientific name of a species, and not of a taxon of any other rank, is a combination of two names (a binomen), the first being the generic name and the second being the specific name. The generic name must begin with an upper-case letter and the specific name must begin with a lower-case letter" (highlights made by me) Thus: Apistogramma atahualpa, Apistogramma eremnopyge ..... )

 

[hedylogus]

sorry, off topic, but had to ask.........is the ICZN also the official body that assigns scientific names? or do they just promote a standard?

 

[Tom C]

....is the ICZN also the official body that assigns scientific names? or do they just promote a standard?

Definitely just the latter.....

 

[Adoketa]

Hi there ben, jit here. Nice to see you participating here as well.

 

[Benjamin Goh]

Hi Jit. Will be participating more here! Just got more apistos. Hahaha.

 

[Gwendal]

Nice fish!





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