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  1. ste12000

    Apistogramma sp 'Masken'

    Slightly out of the ordinary!! The normally secretive, brooding female Apistogramma sp 'Masken' brought her larvae out of the cave today, they are still two to three days away from freeswimming so this behaviour is slightly unusual. Ive seen this before in my 7-8 years of keeping Apistos but...
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    Vielfleck vs. Bitaeniata

    Also you will be able to find Bitaeniata much easier in the future than you will the A.sp 'Veilfleck' You have one or two excellent exporters that use this forum, they can get you A.bitaeniata pretty much all year round. A.sp 'Veilfleck' may not even be collected again if the Belo monte dam...
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    Biotecus opercularis

    There are also several hobbiests keeping and maintaining this species here in the UK. The latest import of wild stock from the Rio Negro was late 2011. I didnt purchase any from the importer but recently picked up a wild pair from a aquarist who is closing down. Ive had them a little over a week...
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    Off Topic Discussion Section?

    Hi Josh, we already have a lounge section that i though was for non Apisto talk? At the end of the day this is a very specialised forum and the best(and only) Apistogramma dedicated forum. You have all the worlds top experts as members and a regular and loyal user base. Anyone looking for...
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    Wild Import. Apistogramma viejita???

    Hi all/ Mike :biggrin: A interesting discussion has started to develop over on the BCA forum regarding A.viejita.. Can you guys have a look and share your thoughts.. http://www.britishcichlid.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=5470
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    BCA website's 2nd Birthday.....

    I would like to point out that today is the 2nd Birthday of the New look BCA website..We went live on the 17th feb 2010 with Andrew wood the first official member joining at 11.34pm. Two years ago the BCA committee decided that the old website was simply not upto the job, it was badly...
  7. ste12000

    Apistogramma sp. "Schwarzkehl/Black-throat"

    Lovely pictures as usual Tom.. What are the diagnostic features of this fish against A.macmasteri outside of broodcare? in the last picture these to me look just like the wild A.macmasteri i have just imported! Hope your well and see you soon.
  8. ste12000

    stumpy body shape on male caca, interested to hear opinion

    Hi Uberape, i hate to say it but your fish has a spinal deformity. I breed lots of domestic cacatuoides and fish like this are recognised and culled within the first 2 months of life. Fish like your male should not be in the hobby in my opinion, there are a lot of 'Junk' cacatuoides...
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    loosing new posts...

    Ive been on and off all day today and logged in perminantly, when checking the 'whats new' tab at the top it reports that there are no new posts despite there being several new posts that i have since replied to.
  10. ste12000

    Can Anyone id My Apistogramma Please

    Thanks Mike, its beginning to make a bit more sense now. I appreciate your work.
  11. ste12000

    Apistogramma paucsiquamis female..

    Cheers Mike, deep down i knew that but still gutted!! the shop lost a few males and a friend who was due to receive a trio has not had them because there were not enough females! i will be phoning the shop tomorrow to see if there are any left! Thanks for the help, it confirmed what i...
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    Thinking of Writing article on A. salpinction.

    Yes of course, you would retain copyright for your work and you can distribute it to whoever you like, you would not be receiving payment for the article(that should never be the reason for writing anyway) so your the boss, you could send it to all clubs and associations across the world, im...
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    Apistogramma sp 'veilfleck' spawning.

    Im getting close to 200 species spawned now.. Id say i had mastered less than a quarter of them!!! In the earlier days i averaged around 15 species a week spawned, id spawn something new and move something else into its place almost straight away, i now average around 2-3 new species per...
  14. ste12000

    Can Anyone id My Apistogramma Please

    I hope you dont mind me putting my fish in this thread but its a interesting post and id like to work out exactly what everyone has from the Rare aquatic import..There are already two seperate forms reported A37 and A38(1 male reported so far), yours if sp 'Peixoto' make this 3 morphs (A39)...
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    Thinking of Writing article on A. salpinction.

    Hi Hudson, we have not spoke before but ive followed your website and your collecting trips with interest.. To answer your question, yes people would very much like to read a article on this species, as far as im currently aware you are the first person to introduce this species as a live...
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    Apistogramma sp 'veilfleck' spawning.

    Thanks Hapaluku, these are a real favourite of mine and hopefully a long term project. The only problem is the large size of the broods, she has just brought out her second spawn and again this one is well over 150 fry!! i dont like culling good fish so it looks like these will be taking up a...
  17. ste12000

    Can Anyone id My Apistogramma Please

    Hi Ian, nice fish and pictures, were these the same fish imported by Rare aquatics in august/sept last year? they look a little young to be from the same batch? Most from that import were A.sp'vielfleck' A.38 population with one male fish reported and photographed which is almost certainly...
  18. ste12000

    Apistogramma paucsiquamis female..

    Hi guys/Mike.. i could do with a little help. Recently a UK shop imported a small batch of A.paucsiquamis, the 17 fish came from Manaus and i was at the shop within 24 hours and as far as i know i was the second person to pick out fish. I know the owners and was allowed to select my own fish...
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    Apistogramma sp 'veilfleck' spawning.

    Just a small update. The fry have just been moved to a larger growing on tank and i thought id share a few pics, lovely fish and im really enjoying these ones..
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    British cichlid association 'Cichlidae' magazine now available for download.

    Hi all, just a quick announcement that the latest issue of cichlidae is now available for download via the BCA members section, the committee are a little late with this issue so we send our appologies and are working hard to ensure that this does not happen again! We have a wonderful array of...
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