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Does anyone know if the different color forms of A. erythrura breed true? I have collected 3 forms. The red caudal, blue caudal, and the colorless caudal. Since they are collected in the same area and all the females look alike I have not been able to set up reliable pairs of each form.
Yes I remember Fontaine. Only source of Apistos when I started out. Even though it is not a perfect size, I have used 5.5 gal aquariums for several different apistos and they successfully spawned. A little crowding seems to spread out the aggression.
You might check Jehmco.com if you haven't already. Like Mike I use a linear piston pump and have had many years of quiet trouble free service. They also have some serious diaphragm pumps for smaller setups.
Ah, blue algae (actually blue-green). I think that may be a key to the dark blue fish we catch in the wild. The sp. Pebas and urteagi are examples of two that were both caught in cow pastures that were rich in blue green algae. Once in our aquariums they tend to fade. Strangely at least to me...
Darrel that is very impressive that you have kept a blackworm culture going for 5 years. Do you mind telling us how you do it? I have always failed to keep a culture going.
I have fed my apistos frozen bloodworms and frozen adult brine shimp for years. I have not recognized any problems and the fish have done well. I would stay away from live black worms. The fish always develop problems if I feed those worms.
I get my pots at a crafts store. Simple and cheap. My fish like the smallest ones and I just enlarge the hole at the bottom just enough so the female can get in.
When I described the fish we collected in Bolivia last summer I mentioned that most were quite small and difficult if not impossible to identify. Once the fish were home in our aquariums for awhile my collecting partner noticed some fish that he thought may be trifasciata in with a large group...