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  1. Bart Hazes

    A. Trifasciata vs guppy babies

    I fed some baby guppies at some point and found that my apistos tried to eat them but if they didn't get them right after I released the guppy fry then the guppy would swim to the surface between floating plants and there the apistos would not search for food. Once the guppies get a bit older I...
  2. Bart Hazes

    Apistogramma cf. agassizii A239 'Pastel' ???

    I agree those are a good match, especially some of the Nanay images. Surprisingly, Rio Nanay and Rio Tapiche are rather far separated so either this is not a regional variant or not all fish shown are listed with the correct catch location. The site...
  3. Bart Hazes

    Apistogramma cf. agassizii A239 'Pastel' ???

    There's about 3-4 dozen of fry and the parents have been very vigilant so far. I just hope they survive my two week Xmas holidays when they won't be fed as frequently as normal. They should be able to find enough to eat in the tank but I'm more worried about the parents and other tank mates...
  4. Bart Hazes

    Apistogramma cf. agassizii A239 'Pastel' ???

    Here is an image from a while ago with a bit darker lateral band. And here is a current image with a slightly more pronounced lateral band than the first picture I showed. And one more To my eyes the lateral band looks similar to the A239 image on page 104 from DATZ but I'll keep an eye...
  5. Bart Hazes

    Apistogramma cf. agassizii A239 'Pastel' ???

    I discovered that the female has a double flank spot on her left flank and a single one on her right flank. I also found out yesterday evening where she keeps her fry at night. She put them in the outlet of a internal filter that is not in use. She only barely fits inside and I wonder if she...
  6. Bart Hazes

    Help with identification Apistogramma borellii e trifasciata

    The information may be discordant because it depends on how you define "the same". They are considered the same species in science but it is not uncommon to see variations in colours or marking in different geographic regions. Sometimes you see variation within the same region or even amongst...
  7. Bart Hazes

    Apistogramma cf. agassizii A239 'Pastel' ???

    I found a pair of A. agassizii with fry this morning and thought it was time to figure out which colour form this was. I had looked in the past but didn't find a good match. Today I think I found a potential match with specimens shown by Tom Christoffersen from a collecting trip on Río...
  8. Bart Hazes

    Apisto spawn hattrick

    In the past 24 hours I discovered three pairs of apistogramma with new spawns. I'm cheating a little as the A. allpahuayo spawn is probably already a few days old and have been feeding from leaf litter and detritus. I've written facebook posts on each that I think people on this forum will find...
  9. Bart Hazes

    Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis care & personality, any info?

    I keep H. amandae (ember tetra) in slightly larger tanks (60x50x20cm), one with a pair of A. sp. Abacaxis and another with a pair of A. eremnopyge. Both pairs are guarding fry. I see no altercations between the apistogramma and the ember tetra. Their size and the fact that they spend most of...
  10. Bart Hazes

    hi everybody

    My first thought was also borellii. It is one the smaller side of apistos and reasonably tolerant regarding water parameters and temperature. I would keep it at a pair in a tank that size, or get a trio to form a pair and then sell the non-paired female. I have and like H. amandae but like...
  11. Bart Hazes

    Tom´s website is down...??

    It's not working for me either. I assume it is temporary. It's the best apisto information site on the internet.
  12. Bart Hazes

    Apistogramma keeping & breeding

    Hi all, I just completed a blog on my experiences with keeping and breeding A. norberti. It includes images of the mating process. http://biodives.com/blog/?p=221 Cheers, Bart
  13. Bart Hazes

    Apistogramma Breeding Strategies

    I have bred something like 8-10 species with 10 spawns growing up at the moment. I've never removed the male and in only one species, A. sp. Melgar, did the male not 'get with the program' from day one. Often that meant completely ignoring the spawn in other cases he would patrol the outer...
  14. Bart Hazes

    A. norberti?

    It is variable. Agassizii is the most broadly distributed apisto, covering pretty much of the Amazon basin. A. bitaeniata is another species with a broad distribution. But many/most have a rather limited distribution. I believe that is the case for both A. norberti and A. allpahuayo and they are...
  15. Bart Hazes

    A. norberti?

    The locations on the map are those in the original species description and can be a tiny forest stream away from the main rivers. For these two species the description actually specifies the GPS coordinates. You can find that on my webpage for all described species here...
  16. Bart Hazes

    A. norberti?

    They are both found just South of Iquitos but A. allpahuayo is West and A. norberti East of the Amazon river, see figure, so I doubt they can be found together and this being a bycatch issue. More likely things got mixed up somewhere along the shipping chain. This figure comes from...
  17. Bart Hazes

    A. norberti?

    I have both norberti and allpahuayo and agree it is not a female A. allpahuayo and she is consistent with A. norberti. But I don't know all female apistos by heart and many are too similar to tell apart. Ask you friend what species he is keeping. If norberti is among them then you were probably...
  18. Bart Hazes

    The lowest comfortable temperature for trifasciata

    Same for A. borelli and A. commbrae which come from the same region where nature temperatures dip well below 20C in the cool months. I'm looking forward to set up room temp tank(s) for these species.
  19. Bart Hazes

    Ivanacara adoketa

    Swordfish came first acidic water second. I should really replace them with a more appropriate dither fish but they are as lively and eager to eat as always.
  20. Bart Hazes

    Ivanacara adoketa

    There are some iconic dwarf cichlids that look both cool and scary when you read about them but normally it doesn't matter because you are hard-pressed to find any in stores, at least not in Canada. So when I heard that Curtis Jerrom in Calgary brought in a small group of Ivanacara adoketa I had...
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