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Hi,
When I hit the "species profiles" link http://www.forum.apistogramma.com/profiles_menu_home.html
my browser comes up with a "page cannot be found error"
Is it me?
I struggle to keep Rams alive for very long. Even ones that look really healthy
do not live long for me :frown:
I haven't bought a ram for a long time for this reason.
Along with Apistos, Aphyosemions are quite short lived. I have though, got a pair of A.australe (gold) and A.striatum...
This is the shop:
http://www.outsideinsideaquatics.co.uk/
I just discovered it recently on my way home from the golf club.
Sadly he has none (iniridae) left as I went in to buy some more. He does currently have a really nice pair of Agassizi but no other Apistos today.
He did say though...
Are they wild fish? I would think so. The dealer got them from a wholesaler, I do not think anyone is breeding them in numbers. If they were, I would expect they would have the correct name.
Thanks for the ID, what a great find - I had A.iniridae a long time ago. I must try and get them into a breeding tank. One of my tanks sprung a leak so I need to replace it soon.
They cost £10UK for the pair :) That's about 14Euros or $20US.
Hi All,
I bought these from a nice shop here in Scotland. They were labelled as A.bitaeniata, but they are obviously not that.
I think they are something related to A.iniridae but would like a positive ID. I promised the shop I would let them know what they are when I find out.
The pics...
You have a definite pair in the first pic. Males are blue and have a high dorsal fin. Females stay small and beige, turning yellow in breeding dress.
A.borellii are lovely dwarfs.
I think aureocephalus are rare in the UK, don't think I've ever seen them.
I'd expect any readily available fish at a low price to be anomala.
On difference, I thought anomala males had green scales, aureo' more gold :confused:
Mike,
What difference did you see between 1 & 2 to differentiate male from female?
I "guessed" both were more likely to be female. I've never kept A.eliz' so no real personal experience - just a hunch.
Ken.
Yes, we call them Peacock Gobies in the UK.
These are great fish. My friend has bred them loads of times. They spawn in a floating tube (he uses a piece of narrow PVC (?) tube), the male guards the eggs.
Fry are tiny but seem to grow fine on what they can find in the tank and brine shrimp.