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I guess "the small dither-fishes" will have a hard time soon..!!!;)
Thanks for sharing!!
(I am considering to buy Cichlasoma festae + Vieja argentea soon.. I can`t help myself
, I just want them!!!):D
Thanks for helping me Mike....!!
1: The male in the pic was approx. 4cm/ 10 inch. I think he was approx.1 year old in this pic..(2-4weeks after purchase)
Unless this is a "cold-water"/"slow-growing" Apisto-species , I think I am quite correct in my guess.. but ofcourse , I might be wrong!!;)...
... I just searched some info on TomC and Martins website and found the article by Mike W..
ApistogrammaSpecies List
By Species-Groups/Complexes
August, 2011
http://apisto.sites.no/page.aspx?PageId=118
..A.-cacatuoides-Group
..it leads me to the info on A195- A. luelingi .. which ought to...
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Hi all..
I bought this wild Apistogramma spec. "Bolivia Gold" from Aquarium-Glaser in 2013..( maybe coming from the Puerto Maldonado-area???)..
I guess it is a A. luelingi-"type".... Unfortunately , I add my only pic of the "dad"/male (now dead) to my remaining 2 females (F1)..!!
The only...
Here is a nice thread with some info..
http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/borelli-from-natural-biotope-argentine-corrientes.14700/
and one with a film/video..
http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/a-borelli-opal-free-swimming.17394/#post-85482
A wild,wild guess....1) might be A. atahualpa..??????????
2) borellii.. is probably a female..
I would say that you have got 3 different Apisto species .. in other words.. the start of a collection!!:);)
Maybe you can buy some more for a cheap price..? ..since the dealer can`t guarantee what...
Like Mike W. says... it is hard to tell.. what size are they??
From the first 2 pics I would guess it is 2 females..(at least if they are 2,5cm/ 6inches or bigger)..
Due to the short 1-5 spines in the beginning of the dorsal-fin + relatively short length and broad black markings in the...
Pics for everyone to compare with in this link..
http://apisto.sites.no/fish.aspx?fishIndexID=2531&gruppeID=1
BTW Bangala... They may show some black markings if you show them your avatar-pic...?? :D;):eek:..
They look very nice+ healthy!!;)
I have sometimes/quite often started a new Apisto-spawn by making a small waterchange(5-10% of total tank-volume)+ "hoovering"/"siphoning" some area of the sand(10-20% of the total bottom-area) !!
It might be worth a try..? .. since the female seems like ready...
Actually it is not weird at all .. it is a thousand year old "tradition"...:) He is probably now getting some "vibes"/signals in her body-language that something good may occur, so now there is no reason for him to chase her away anymore...!! (and she is playing "hard to get" ???!!! "Nothing...
As long as the female keep her focus more to the eggs/wrigglers/fry than chasing the male around, for his "approval"/support+ guarding their common territory, I would not bother... Males often stays away from the eggs/fry.. they kind of "shows their side/belly" to their female/s when these are...