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  1. MickeM

    Elizabethae?

    No, I`m afraid these pics are a few years old now... and they have passed on (to the other side..:))!! The "Abacaxi"-couple belonged to my friend... But they are availible from some wholesalers from time to time here in Europe.. Then as Apistogramma sp. wilhelmi.. I don`t know the 100% correct...
  2. MickeM

    Elizabethae?

    OK...Nice!!! Looks like nice fishes in great condition...;)
  3. MickeM

    Elizabethae?

    Maybe something to compare with .. A. sp. "Abacaxis"..
  4. MickeM

    Elizabethae?

    Here is a pretty wild guess ...!!:) To me it looks like the "male"-fish (standing beneath the yellow one..which probably is a female????) on the 1st pic is having a dark area below the lower lip/on the "throat".. and if you add that sign to what seems to be a very broad lateral band + 1 lateral...
  5. MickeM

    filtration for planted tank

    Me and a friend of mine have been breeding several Apistos with no pumps/motor-filters at all.., but then often with some plants added.. As gerald says.. As long as you feed with proper food (frozen brine shrimp in my case) and feed in proper amounts ..and keep an eye/ control of the...
  6. MickeM

    Comment by 'MickeM' in media 'Ivanacara Adoketa'

    AWESOME PIC!!!!;):)
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  7. MickeM

    Comment by 'MickeM' in media 'Dicrossus Foirni'

    Thanks for sharing this pic.. (since I am considering to buy this species as well!!)
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  8. MickeM

    apistogramma bitaeniata

    You are correct!!! Bitaeniata it is!!! But I am not sure what specific location these may come from ..:)
  9. MickeM

    New to Apisto's

    Hi Peter+all.. From what I can see in your 1st pic, the fish behind the female (in the front) is a young male...(sneaker-male?) At least that is my guess (since the orange spots on the caudal-fin are quite visable+ the first 1-4 "spines" in the dorsal-fin seem to be slightly elongated and not as...
  10. MickeM

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    BTW.. Another thing to look out for in a breeding tank.. Be sure to avoid having any nocturnal catfishes , "nasty"/resistant shrimps or Melanoides tuberculatus (sand- snail) with your spawning Apistos .. I guess they all can be quite predatory on the eggs ..
  11. MickeM

    Apistogramma sp. Nadelstreifen A78 ?

    By the way... Have anyone compared the body-"thickness" in different Apisto-complexes or species?? Maybe it is documented in the separate descriptions for each species?? For example... "Body-thickness in mm at the centre of the body, where 1st dorsal spine is located" .. (even though, this may...
  12. MickeM

    Apistogramma sp. Nadelstreifen A78 ?

    My guess....! I would also say Juergens fish is a norberti-related Apisto... 2 other things indicates this..(in my opinion..:)) 1- The cheek-stripe/ stripe on the gillcover in Juergen`s pic look like it is more slender (less wide) than the cheek-stripe on Ap. sp. Nadelstriefen..(Mike`s pics)...
  13. MickeM

    Confirmation of Species

    Hi.. I´ve experienced Apisto-females spawning already at the size of 1,5-2cm..(less than an inch..) These were Ap. borelli/ trifasciata/ baenschi/ spec."Vielfleck"/ cf. ortegai "Pebas".. so I guess your female is quite ready from what I can see by your pics !!??? Good food for a couple of days...
  14. MickeM

    Hello from Portugal

    Welcome Ricardo..! I would really like to see some pics of your Ap. sp. Nanay if possible.... and the others too ofcourse..!:) (since a friend of mine bought/kept a couple several years ago.., and I have not seen them since then...) /Micke
  15. MickeM

    Comment by 'MickeM' in media 'A. sp. Doppelfleck'

    Awesome PR for the hobby!!!!:D
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  16. MickeM

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    I don`t think you will have to move the cave.. Just let her take the decision what to do.. Sometimes they may get disturbed by too much human interference.. when guarding eggs or fry.. They usually prepare/dig out some sand if they want to use the new cave.. And sometimes they choose rather...
  17. MickeM

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    By the way..!! I also forgot to mention one key-factor(?) that is often referred to when breeding/keeping fishes.. the amount of NO2- and NO3- (negatively charged nitrite/nitrate). Many substances/chemicals of restproducts build up/accumulates in a tank during time..and if not reduced(eaten)...
  18. MickeM

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    Hi... I think you have got a female that is looking for a 2nd cave to put her wrigglers in.. Many Apisto-females move the eggs/wrigglers to a new cave/place when they start to hatch/wriggle.. Her color+behaviour indicates this...Is she more thin/slim around her belly than 2-4 days ago?? ( the...
  19. MickeM

    The future is here... Now!!!?????

    Hi all.. Here you can get some info if you are interested in future European "Rescue-programs" planned/ soon "in process" for fishes in general!! Presented by Fishbase Sweden , in Stockholm, October 2015. Only a few weeks ago.. A great basic lecture/draw from Brian Zimmerman, Curator of...
  20. MickeM

    odd mouth

    Hi Karin+ all.. Is it maybe a result of fighting.. with the female that he took the fry from earlier??? As long as there is no fungus on it, the wound will probably heal by itself..(and that is also often a good indicator of an overall OK waterquality) ..Othervise you may need some kind of...
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